The classification of galaxies: Early history and ongoing developments

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 43, Issue , 2005, Pages 581-624

  Sandage, Allan ^a  

^a CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy classification; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844477612     PISSN: 00664146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.astro.43.112904.104839     Document Type: Conference Paper

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