Comparison of the Large-Scale Structure of the Galactic System with that of Other Stellar Systems

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Preface
1. Large-scale structure of spiral nebulae W. Baade
2. Some remarks on multiple galaxies V. A. Ambartsumian
3. A study of bright members of the Large Magellanic Cloud M. W. Feast, A. D. Thackeray and A. J. Wesselink
4. On rotating ring orbits in galaxies B. Lindblad and P. O. Lindblad
5. The distribution of atomic hydrogen in the galaxy H. C. van de Hulst
6. Spectroscopic evidence bearing on the distribution of gas in extra-galactic systems N. U. Mayall
7. On the role of diffuse emission nebulae in galaxies G. A. Shajn
8. Galactic and extra-galactic radio frequency radiation due to sources other than the thermal and 21-cm emission of the interstellar gas R. Hanbury Brown
9. The radio emission from the galaxy and the Andromeda nebula J. E. Baldwin
10. Variable stars and problems of general structure of galaxies B. V. Kukarin
11. The space distribution of middle- and late-type super-giants in the region of the galactic system near the sun W. P. Bidelman
12. The observation of blue giant stars at great distances from the sun W. W. Morgan
13. The spatial distribution of novae and super-novae I. M. Kopylov
14. Spiral structure and the rotation of galaxies B. A. Vorontsov-Velyaminov
15. On the structure of galaxies according to photometric studies D. E. Shchgolev
16. Comparison of the Galactic System with other stellar systems J. H. Oort.

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