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They include a fairly strong continuous element, a numerous set of absorption-lines, and a range of emission-lines, more or less completely represented in different stars.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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They are besides fine and sharp, while the corresponding absorption-lines in the ordinary solar spectrum are wide and diffuse.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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Do the halos of the post-starburst galaxies show a higher incidence rate of Ly-Alpha and metal absorption-lines?
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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