Rotation curves of galaxies in various space environments

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Rotation curves of galaxies in various space environments. / Evstigneeva, E. A.; Reshetnikov, V. P.

In: Astrophysics, Vol. 44, No. 2, 01.01.2001, p. 158-162.

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Evstigneeva, E. A. ; Reshetnikov, V. P. / Rotation curves of galaxies in various space environments. In: Astrophysics. 2001 ; Vol. 44, No. 2. pp. 158-162.

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