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7. Purpose and Requirements for Proper Motions of Faint Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2017

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These may be classed under four headings:

  • (a) Systematic motions at different points in space.

  • (b) Distribution of ‘random’ motions.

  • (c) Check on distances of faint stars as determined by spectrographic methods.

  • (d) Distances and motions of special types of stars.

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Part IV Symposia
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