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Magellanic Clouds

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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MAGELLANIC CLOUDS (named after Ferdinand Magellan), two cloud-like condensations of stars in the southern constellation of Mensa about 69° S. Dec. and between 5° and 5° 40' of R. A. They are remarkable in the resemblance of their stars as regards spectra and physical constitution to the stars of the Milky Way, though entirely detached from that object.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Magellanic Clouds'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​m/magellanic-clouds.html. 1910.
 
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