Published in "Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy", 1974, eds. G.L. Verschuur and K.I. Kellermann.

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Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• RADIO SURVEYS
• 3C and 3CR Surveys
• Parkes Survey
• Nomenclature
• OPTICAL IDENTIFICATIONS
• Types of Identifications
• Radio Galaxies
• Quasars
• RADIO PROPERTIES
• Brightness Distribution
• Polarization
• Spectra
• Intensity Variations
• Empirical Relations
• THEORIES OF RADIO SOURCES
• Synchrotron Radiation
• Effect of Energy Losses
• Interpretation of Spectral Data
• Effect of Absorption by Ionized Hydrogen
• Synchrotron Self-Absorption
• Inverse Compton Scattering
• Energy Considerations
• Polarization
• Interpretation of Time Variations
• Evolution of the Radio Sources
• SUMMARY
• REFERENCES