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Page 384
... arms curving outward from a central nucleus . About one of four spirals are barred spirals- i.e. , they possess a nucleus elongated into a bar from the ends of which the arms begin to coil outward . Barred spiral ( SB ) galaxy ( NGC ...
... arms curving outward from a central nucleus . About one of four spirals are barred spirals- i.e. , they possess a nucleus elongated into a bar from the ends of which the arms begin to coil outward . Barred spiral ( SB ) galaxy ( NGC ...
Page 529
... arms . They have large canine teeth and their voices are characteristic in volume , musical quality , and carrying pow- er . Highly arboreal , gibbons progress_by bra- chiation ( swinging from the arms ) . They are extremely acrobatic ...
... arms . They have large canine teeth and their voices are characteristic in volume , musical quality , and carrying pow- er . Highly arboreal , gibbons progress_by bra- chiation ( swinging from the arms ) . They are extremely acrobatic ...
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... arms ) had become a commissioner for nobilitas minor ( " minor nobility " ) ; when the crown ceased to grant arms directly , its pow- ers were delegated to the heralds as commis- sioners , with authority to issue letters patent ...
... arms ) had become a commissioner for nobilitas minor ( " minor nobility " ) ; when the crown ceased to grant arms directly , its pow- ers were delegated to the heralds as commis- sioners , with authority to issue letters patent ...
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