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noun Astronomy.

(formerly) a spiral galaxy.

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Hubble also used Leavitt’s Cepheid variable technique to measure cosmic distances, this time by finding the variable stars in the spiral nebulae themselves.
A century of astronomy revealed Earth’s place in the universe|Lisa Grossman|July 21, 2021|Science News
Curtis was an older, well-respected authority on spiral nebulae, as well as a gifted speaker.
A century of astronomy revealed Earth’s place in the universe|Lisa Grossman|July 21, 2021|Science News
The most interesting specimen of a spiral nebula is situated in Canes Venatici.
The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'|Thomas Orchard
Around and around they would whirl in a spiral nebula, till one got a head start on a race for home and mother.
Unexplored!|Allen Chaffee

The hypothesis, therefore, that our universe is a spiral nebula has much to be said for it.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson
It is even suggested that the spiral nebula 162 originated by disruption of one star by a swift-moving passing star.
Geology|William J. Miller
The spiral nebula is evidently the standard type, and the condensing nebula must conform to it.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe

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