spiral nebula

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With their heads in a spiral nebula of billions, Congressmen were treated to a floor show which brought the question of budgets down to its simplest terms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rosse's drawing of the spiral nebula in Canes Venatici, with the stub marks of the draughtsman unduly emphasised into features by the engraver.

From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir

Around and around they would whirl in a spiral nebula, till one got a head start on a race for home and mother.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen

It is clear that this spiral nebula is widely different from the bright-line or gaseous nebulae in physical condition.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

While the first stage of this theory of development is seen in the spiral nebula, the later stages seem to be well exemplified in the actual condition of our planets.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph