Optical spectroscopic data are presented here for quasars from the Molonglo Quasar Sample (MQS), which forms part of a complete survey of 1 Jy radio sources from the Molonglo Reference Catalog. The combination of low-frequency selection and complete identiÐcations means that the MQS is relatively free from the orientation biases that a †ect most other quasar samples. To date, the sample includes 105 quasars and six BL Lac objects, 106 of which have now been conÐrmed spectroscopically. This paper presents a homogenous set of low-resolution optical spectra for 79 MQS quasars, the majority of which have been obtained at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Full observational details are given and redshifts, continuum, and emission-line data tabulated for all conÐrmed quasars.
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