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Introductory Address

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Miroslav Plavec*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A.

Abstract

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The early history of the studies on Be stars is reviewed. The importance of keeping in mind a basic model of a Be star is emphasized, and the binary star model is suggested as one serious possibility at least for some Be stars.

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Introduction
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1976 

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