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Observations of the large scale distribution of galaxies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 February 2017
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It has long been assumed that clusters of galaxies merge into a smooth “field” of isolated galaxies. Early estimates put 50% of all galaxies into the field. Using new redshift surveys over large areas we find the real distribution of galaxies to be very different. Nearly all galaxies are in clusters or groups covering a range of at least 1000 in mass and richness.
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- III. Large Scale Systems
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 79: The Large Scale Structure of the Universe , 1978 , pp. 267 - 269
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- Copyright © Reidel 1978
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