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ABSTRACT

1.GENERAL PERSPECTIVE

2.THE ISO SURVEYS

3.THE ISOCAM 6.75 µm DEEP SURVEYS

4.THE ISOPHOT FAR IR DEEP SURVEYS

4.1.Source Counts and Cosmic IR Background

4.2.Nature of the ISOPHOT Galaxies

5.THE ISOCAM 15MDEEP SURVEYS

5.1.Source Counts and Cosmic IR Background

5.2.Mid IR as a SFR indicator

5.3.Nature of the ISOCAM Galaxies

6.COSMIC EVOLUTION, STAR FORMATION RATE HISTORY

7.FROM ISO TO SPITZER, HERSCHEL, THE JWST AND ALMA

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