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Outline
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The Milky Way Galaxy
  • Chapter 12:
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The Milky Way
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First Studies of the Galaxy
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Strategies to explore the structure of our Milky Way
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Determining the Structure of the Milky Way
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Measuring Distances:
The Cepheid Method
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The Cepheid Method
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Exploring the Galaxy Using Clusters of Stars
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Globular Clusters
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Locating the Center of the Milky Way
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The Structure of the Milky Way
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Observing Neutral Hydrogen:
The 21-cm (radio) line (I)
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Infrared View of the Milky Way
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Orbital Motions in the Milky Way (I)
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Orbital Motions in the Milky Way (II)
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Mass determination from orbital velocity:
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The Mass of the Milky Way
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The Mass of the Milky Way (II)
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Stellar Populations
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Metal Abundances in the Universe
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Metals in Stars
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The History of the Milky Way
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Modifications of the Traditional Theory
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Exploring the structure of the Milky Way with O/B Associations
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Radio Observations
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The Structure of the Milky Way Revealed
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Star Formation in Spiral Arms (I)
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Star Formation in Spiral Arms (II)
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The Nature of Spiral Arms
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Self-Sustained Star Formation in Spiral Arms
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Grand-Design Spiral Galaxies
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The Whirlpool Galaxy
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The Galactic Center (I)
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Radio View of the Galactic Center
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Measuring the Mass of the Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way
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X-Ray View of the Galactic Center