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General Historical Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Gérard de Vaucouleurs
Gérard de Vaucouleurs*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712

Abstract

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A brief historical review of the discovery and exploration of elliptical galaxies in the past two centuries is presented.

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Invited Reviews
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 127: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies , 1987 , pp. 1 - 16
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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