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SPIRAL NEBULA [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
OBS

The spiral nebula NGC 4736 ...

OBS

Figure 173 shows a nebula--a spiral galaxy or island universe from which the planets could certainly not have condensed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
OBS

[...] ainsi qu'en atteste, par exemple, la forme des nébuleuses spirales.

OBS

Mais on a longtemps utilisé l'appellation de «nébuleuses extra-galactiques» ou encore de «nébuleuses spirales», du fait qu'un certain nombre d'entre elles (mais pas toutes) ont une forme spiralée.

Spanish

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