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We review the evidence for the existence of black holes in active galaxies, with particular reference to the Seyfert galaxy MCG 6-30-15.
This article is dedicated to Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who to one of us has been teacher, mentor and punching-bag, and to the other an esteemed senior colleague.
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Kembhavi, A., Misra, R. (2000). The Black Hole in Mcg 6-30-15. In: Dadhich, N., Kembhavi, A. (eds) The Universe. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 244. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4050-8_17
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