1. INTRODUCTION  
2. THE UVES-U580 STELLAR SAMPLE DEFINITION  
3. THIN AND THICK DISK SAMPLES  
4. KINEMATIC PROPERTIES OF THE THIN AND THICK DISK STAR SAMPLES  
5. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE THIN AND THICK DISK STAR SAMPLES  
6. AGES OF THE THIN AND THICK DISK STARS SAMPLES  
7. CONCLUSIONS