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We discuss some implications of the recent discovery of thousands of starburst galaxies by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) for our understanding of the formation of massive stars in galaxies.
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de Jong, T. (1985). The Starburst Phenomenon. In: Boland, W., van Woerden, H. (eds) Birth and Evolution of Massive Stars and Stellar Groups. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 120. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5478-6_33
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