The Chemical Properties of Milky Way and Andromeda Globular Clusters: I. A Comparative Study
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X iv :a st ro -p h/ 04 05 00 9v 1 1 M ay 2 00 4 The Chemical Properties of Milky Way and Andromeda Globular Clusters: I. A Comparative Study Michael A. Beasley Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA [email protected] Jean P. Brodie Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA [email protected] Jay Strader Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA [email protected] Duncan A. Forbes Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia [email protected] Robert N. Proctor Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia [email protected] Pauline Barmby Centre for Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA [email protected] John P. Huchra Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA [email protected]
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