Published in "The Hubble Deep Field", eds. M. Livio,
S.M. Fall and P. Madau 1998
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Table of Contents
PROLOGUE
A History of a Name
Hubble's legacy
THE 1934-1936 N(m) COUNT CAMPAIGN
The observational data from the 1934 campaign
The 1936 observational campaign
Hubble's interpretation
WHY HUBBLE'S PROGRAM FAILED
Enter Greenstein
Modern K term
Corrections to the magnitude scale
THE MATTIG REVOLUTION 1958-1959
THE MODERN COUNT CAMPAIGNS
The post Hubble era (1970-1997)
Comparison with Hubble 1936
THE STEPS NEEDED TO MAKE A PROPER CALCULATION OF
N(m)
The input parameters
A conservative view
A CHANGE OF MORPHOLOGY AT HIGH Z-"MERGERS" OR ELS
WITH NOISE?
PHILOSOPHY VS. PRACTICALITY
REFERENCES