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