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
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The entire underside of the dome looked like space as seen from the Hubble telescope: A dusty spiral nebula billowed up, a galaxy of stars twinkled, and meteorites whizzed across the ceiling.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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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
The spiral nebula is evidently the standard type, and the condensing nebula must conform to it.
From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph
If we accept this theory, the origin of the spiral nebula becomes intelligible.
From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph