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| Gas Giant | ||
| Large planet consisting primarily of gas with a solid core. |
Blish is commonly credited with originating this term. The term does not appear in the original story, published in 1941, but only in the anthologized version.
| A quick glance over the boards revealed that there was a magnetic field of some strength near by, one that didn't belong to the invisible gas giant revolving half a million miles away. |
| Technovelgy from Solar Plexus,
by James Blish. Published by Not Known in 1952 Additional resources -
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