| 单词 | great nebula |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGreat Nebula Great Nebula n. Astronomy a visually prominent nebula or galaxy; spec. the Orion Nebula (M42) or (now rare) the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). ΚΠ 1806 Scots Mag. & Edinb. Lit. Miscell. 68 87 It was almost circular, and in other respects similar to the great Nebula in Andromede [sic]. 1811 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 101 279 No. 42 of the Connoissance is the great nebula in the constellation of Orion. 1848 Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. New Ser. 3 75 It is probable that the great nebula in Andromeda was recognized at least six hundred years before the invention of the telescope. 1924 G. E. Hale Depths of Universe ii. 60 The Great Nebula in Orion... Russell sees it as an enormous plenum in which wisps and clouds of dust..are in constant motion. 1970 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 81 16 Such misnomers are not uncommon in astronomy, unfortunately—there are some who still speak of the Great Nebula in Andromeda! 2009 M. A. Seeds & D. E. Backman Astronomy (ed. 6) xiii. 279/1 The Great Nebula in Orion and its invisible molecular cloud are a beautiful and dramatic example of the continuing cycle of star formation. < as lemmas |
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