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Jr. Ford W. K.

30

Works

3,534

Citations

19

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23

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Research Topics

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Affiliations

Carnegie Institution for Science1978–1978

National Radio Astronomy Observatory1976–1976

Top Works

Rotational properties of 21 SC galaxies with a large range of luminosities and radii, from NGC 4605 /R = 4kpc/ to UGC 2885 /R = 122 kpc/

Vera Rubin,N. Thonnard,et al.

19801,569 citations

Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

History and Developments in Astronomy

Extended rotation curves of high-luminosity spiral galaxies. IV - Systematic dynamical properties, SA through SC

V. C. Rubin,N. Thonnard,et al.

1978543 citations

Rotation velocities of 16 SA galaxies and a comparison of Sa, Sb, and SC rotation properties

Vera Rubin,D. Burstein,et al.

1985543 citations

Rotational properties of 23 SB galaxies

Vera Rubin,N. Thonnard,et al.

1982228 citations

Motion of the Galaxy and the local group determined from the velocity anisotropy of distant SC I galaxies. I - The data

Vera Rubin,M. S. Roberts,et al.

1976102 citations

Motion of the Galaxy and the local group determined from the velocity anisotropy of distant SC I galaxies. II - The analysis for the motion

Vera Rubin,M. S. Roberts,et al.

197695 citations

New observations of the NGC 1275 phenomenon

Vera Rubin,J. H. Oort,et al.

197760 citations

The velocity field of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5383

C. J. Peterson,N. Thonnard,et al.

197839 citations

Luminosity-dependent line ratios in disks of spiral galaxies

Vera Rubin,Jr. Ford W. K.,et al.

198434 citations