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I review the importance of blue compact galaxies with respect to current studies of massive star formation, abundances of elemental and heavy elements in the interestellar medium, and to the epoch of galaxy formation. Their relevance to cosmological studies will be emphasized.

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Published in Astrofizika, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 593–602, October–December, 1995.

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Kunth, D. The importance of blue compact galaxies. Astrophysics 38, 329–334 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02044706

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