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On the Interpretation of the Line Spectra of Quasi-Stellar Objects

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BURBIDGE, G., BURBIDGE, M., HOYLE, F. et al. On the Interpretation of the Line Spectra of Quasi-Stellar Objects. Nature 210, 774–778 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210774a0

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