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Spiral structure and the rotation of galaxies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2016
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There is no general agreement about either the location or the direction of winding of the spiral arms in our Galaxy. Since the measurement of the distances of gaseous nebulae is based on their association with hot stars, the locations of arms based on these objects are not independent.
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