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Meanings of spiral nebula in English

Portuguese
galáxia espiral
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galàxia espiral

A galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center.

        galáxia espiral
        Usage of spiral nebula in English
        1
        If we accept this theory, the origin of the spiral nebula becomes intelligible.
        The Story of Evolution
        2
        Faint spiral nebula in the constellation of the Hunting Dogs (Pease).
        The New Heavens
        3
        If the collision is a grazing one, they say, a spiral nebula will be formed.
        The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
        4
        The spiral nebula is evidently the standard type, and the condensing nebula must conform to it.
        The Story of Evolution
        5
        The great spiral nebula in Andromeda has a continuous spectrum crossed by a multitude of absorption lines.
        The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
        6
        This spiral nebula is seen full on.
        The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
        7
        It congealed into a whirlpool of stars-a spiral nebula seen from a point far beyond its outermost sun.
        Childhood's End
        8
        It is clear that this spiral nebula is widely different from the bright-line or gaseous nebulae in physical condition.
        The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
        9
        Such, then, is the mechanism of the first phase in the history of a spiral nebula according to the Planetesimal Hypothesis.
        Curiosities of the Sky
        10
        In any case, we have here a good suggestion of the origin of the spiral nebula and of its further development.
        The Story of Evolution
        11
        Based upon his observations of the " spiral nebula" M31 in 1917, Heber Doust Curtis estimated that it was 490,000 light years away.
        The Science of Battlestar Galactica
        12
        Spiral nebula in Andromeda, seen edge on (Ritchey).
        The New Heavens
        13
        Spiral nebula in Ursa Major (Ritchey).
        The New Heavens
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