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We review the kinematical and chemical properties of the old population of our Galaxy. Comparison is made with the properties of the old population in other disk galaxies.
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Freeman, K.C. (1985). The Old Population. In: Van Woerden, H., Allen, R.J., Burton, W.B. (eds) The Milky Way Galaxy. International Astronomical Union, vol 106. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5291-1_14
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