The Comets: A Descriptive Treatise Upon Those Bodies. With a Condensed Account of the Numerous Modern Discoveries Respecting Them; and a Table of All the Calculated Comets, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time |
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... discovered by Colla , in May , 1847 , was also followed till its distance from the earth was three - and - a - quarter times the distance of our globe from the sun , and another found in the same year by Mauvais was visible in the large ...
... discovered by Colla , in May , 1847 , was also followed till its distance from the earth was three - and - a - quarter times the distance of our globe from the sun , and another found in the same year by Mauvais was visible in the large ...
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... discovered much sooner than it is probable it otherwise would have been . In several cases the comets have not remained visible throughout the whole period , but after disappearing for some days or weeks in the sun's rays , have become ...
... discovered much sooner than it is probable it otherwise would have been . In several cases the comets have not remained visible throughout the whole period , but after disappearing for some days or weeks in the sun's rays , have become ...
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... discovered in various parts of the world , two or three degrees only from the sun's limb it must have far exceeded the planet Venus in bril- liancy . Instances are on record where comets have become visible during an eclipse of the sun ...
... discovered in various parts of the world , two or three degrees only from the sun's limb it must have far exceeded the planet Venus in bril- liancy . Instances are on record where comets have become visible during an eclipse of the sun ...
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... discovered in October , 1851. That which appeared in January , 1824 , exhibited two tails , both distinctly visible to the naked eye , forming with each other an angle varying from 138 ° to 170 ° : one tail was in the usual direction ...
... discovered in October , 1851. That which appeared in January , 1824 , exhibited two tails , both distinctly visible to the naked eye , forming with each other an angle varying from 138 ° to 170 ° : one tail was in the usual direction ...
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... discovered by Olbers The great comet of 1825 Miles . 5300 5100 5000 4270 3500 • · 3280 2640 538 428 • 125 The great comet of March , 1843 The first comet of 1780 • The first comet of 1847 , discovered by the author The fine comet of ...
... discovered by Olbers The great comet of 1825 Miles . 5300 5100 5000 4270 3500 • · 3280 2640 538 428 • 125 The great comet of March , 1843 The first comet of 1780 • The first comet of 1847 , discovered by the author The fine comet of ...
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amongst the stars Aphelion appearance April arrival at perihelion astronomers August Author axis Berlin Biela bodies Bouvard bright Brorsen Burckhardt calculated Cambridge century Chinese observations Clausen Collegio Romano comet discovered comet observed Comet of Encke comet of Halley comet was observed computed constellation D'Arrest December detected diameter Discovered by Pons earth elements epoch exhibited February Gambart grand comet Greenwich Mean Halley's comet heavens Herschel Hevelius Hind History identity Isle of Bourbon January John Herschel July June Jupiter Königsberg Laugier least distance length Lexell March Marseilles Mechain miles month motion naked eye nebulosity November nucleus numbers observatory observed in Europe Octavo October Olbers Ophiuchus parabolic Paris path perihelion distance perihelion passage period of revolution periodical comet perturbations Peter Apian Pingré planetary probable Professor Encke right ascension Rome Rümker Second Edition Sept September Struve sun's tail tions Tycho Brahe Ursa Major Verrier Vico