Statistical AstronomyThis title was originally published in 1953. Many titles in the Voices Revived program are also newly available as ebooks, offered at a discounted price to support wider access to scholarly work. |
Contents
Statistical Description of the Galactic System | 230 |
Stellar Motions in the Vicinity of the | 260 |
2 PRINCIPAL HYPOTHESES CONCERNING | 268 |
4 ANALYSIS OF RADIAL VELOCITY DATA | 289 |
5 ANALYSIS OF PROPER MOTION DATA | 302 |
6 RELATION OF THE VELOCITY | 327 |
7 STATISTICAL DETERMINATION | 336 |
Luminosity Spectral Type Distribution | 356 |
Space Distribution of Stars | 412 |
Galactic Rotation | 541 |
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absolute magnitude apparent magnitude approximation array distribution Astron average axes axis bivariate distribution calculated clusters coefficients color curve density law derived determination diagram discussed dispersion distance moduli distance modulus Distribution of Stars Elements of Statistical ellipsoid ellipsoidal hypothesis estimates extinction law Figure force law formula galactic center galactic latitude galactic plane Galactic Rotation galaxy given integral equation interstellar extinction km/sec limits main sequence marginal distribution measured method normal frequency function number of stars observational data observational errors obtained orbit parameters parsecs peculiar motions peculiar velocities proper motion radial velocity represents S₁ sample solar motion solution space density Space Distribution space velocities spectral type Spectral Type Distribution spectroscopic standard of rest star counts star density stars brighter Statistical Theory Stellar Motions stream hypothesis Table tion transformation trigonometric parallaxes trivariate variables velocity components velocity distribution velocity ellipsoid vicinity volume element