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Perspective from a Younger Generation — The Astro-spectroscopy of Gisbert Winnewisser

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The Dense Interstellar Medium in Galaxies

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Gisbert Winnewisser’s astronomical career was practically coextensive with the whole development of molecular radio astronomy. Here I would like to pick out a few of his many contributions, which I, personally, find particularly interesting and put them in the context of newer results.

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Menten, K.M. (1997). Perspective from a Younger Generation — The Astro-spectroscopy of Gisbert Winnewisser. In: Pfalzner, S., Kramer, C., Straubmeier, C., Heithausen, A. (eds) The Dense Interstellar Medium in Galaxies. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 91. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18902-9_11

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