Concept information
Preferred term
protogalaxy
Definition(s)
- In physical cosmology, a protogalaxy, which could also be called a "primeval galaxy", is a cloud of gas which is forming into a galaxy. It is believed that the rate of star formation during this period of galactic evolution will determine whether a galaxy is a spiral or elliptical galaxy; a slower star formation tends to produce a spiral galaxy. The smaller clumps of gas in a protogalaxy form into stars. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protogalaxy)
Broader concept(s)
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French
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proto-galaxie
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-FHJV6JKD-V
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