We present results for J andKs near-IR imaging data on a large sample of 88 galaxies drawn from the catalogue of Impey et al. (1996). The galaxies span a wide range in optical and IR surface brightness and morphology (although they were drawn from a catalog constructed to identify low surface brightness galaxies, hereafter LSBGs). They were also selected to include very low and high HI mass gal...

MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended for review should be sent to the Editor of SCIENCE, Garrison-onHudson, N. Y. PROIFESSOR SIMON NEWCOMB AS AN ASTRONOMER PROFESSOR NEWCOMB has narrated at considerable length the personal incidents of his scientific career in his book "The Reminiscences of an Astronomer," and to that source the reader desirousi of knowing them may be referre...

We present an investigation of Hα emission line variations observed in the massive Algol binary, RY Per. We give new radial velocity data for the secondary Visiting Astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under contract with the National Science Foundation. Current address:...

We can add Anders Celsius to the list of scientists whose names are used as SI units, (1701 - 44) was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He gave his name qu...