A brief history of active galactic nuclei

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Volumn 111, Issue 760, 1999, Pages 661-678

  Shields, Gregory A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 0033421784     PISSN: 00046280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316378     Document Type: Review

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