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galaxy theory | astronomy theory | |
Bahcall-Soneira Model | galaxy theory | A model for the Galaxy first published by John Bahcall and Raymond Soneira in 1980. In its original form, it sought to reproduce star counts in different parts of the sky by employing only a (thin) disk and a halo; it had no thick disk. |
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