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Identification of the Radio Sources in Cassiopeia, Cygnus A, and Puppis A

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Classics in Radio Astronomy

Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Modern Science ((SHMS,volume 10))

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The radio sources in Cassiopeia and Puppis A are identified with a new type of galactic emission nebulosity. The outstanding features of these nebulosities are very large internal random velocities. The radio source Cygnus A is an extragalactic object, two galaxies in actual collision.

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Baade, W., Minkowski, R. (1954). Identification of the Radio Sources in Cassiopeia, Cygnus A, and Puppis A. In: Classics in Radio Astronomy. Studies in the History of Modern Science, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7752-5_29

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