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Observations of the large scale distribution of galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2017

W. G. Tifft
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
S. A. Gregory
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., Bowling Green Univ., Bowling Green, Ohio

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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.

Type
III. Large Scale Systems
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1978 

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