Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 1991. 29: 543-79 Copyright © 1991 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved

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KEY WORDS: galactic structure, halos of galaxies

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• SURVEYS AND DISCOVERIES
• Giant Elliptical Galaxies
• Giant Disk Galaxies
• Sc/Irr Systems
• Dwarf Ellipticals
• LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS
• SPECIFIC FREQUENCY AND SPECIFIC LUMINOSITY
• STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS
• COLOR GRADIENTS AND METALLICITIES
• THEORETICAL ISSUES
• Dynamical Effects and Evolution
• Formation Models and Observational Constraints
• SUMMARY
• REFERENCES