Abstract
The concept of star streams originally due to Kapteyn is revived. It is suggested that the existence of Stream II may have been overlooked, yet it is of crucial importance in specifying the true local standard of rest.
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Clube, S.V.M. (1985). The Kinematics of Nearby Stars and Large-Scale Radial Motion in the Galaxy. In: Van Woerden, H., Allen, R.J., Burton, W.B. (eds) The Milky Way Galaxy. International Astronomical Union, vol 106. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5291-1_21
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