Active Galactic Nuclei
History of AGN research
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Active Galactic Nuclei
Introduction
History of AGN research
AGN Taxonomy
Accretion and Accretion Disks
X-Ray Detectors
X-ray Continuum Emission and Broad Iron Lines
Ionization Equilibrium and Line Diagnostics
Broad Line Region
Narrow Line Region
Jets and Radio Loud AGN
AGN Surveys and AGN Environment
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History
1908: E. Fath
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1918: H. Curtis
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1926: E. Hubble
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1943: C. Seyfert
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1954: W. Baade and R. Minkowski
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1959: L. Woltjer
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1963: M. Schmidt
Interlude
Interlude: Accretion Power