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A Tribute to Monique and François Spite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

R. Cayrel
R. Cayrel
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, GEPI 61 av. de l'Observatoire F-75014 Paris, France email: Roger.Cayrel@obspm.fr
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Abstract

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This contribution retraces the scientific careers of Monique and François. It highlights the impressive contributions that they have brought to astrophysics, from the discovery of the lithium plateau in subdwarfs the second year of operation of the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope, to the exceptional contribution of Monique to the ESO VLT Large Programme “First Stars”, passing by several other findings which have marked our knowledge of the nuclear evolution of our Galaxy and of the Magellanic Clouds.

Keywords

Stars: abundancessupernovae: generalearly universenuclear reactionsnucleosynthesisabundances
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S228: From Lithium to Uranium: Elemental Tracers of Early Cosmic Evolution , May 2005 , pp. 3 - 10
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union