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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... comets ( continued ) -Of six comets , pro- bably with short periods - Lexell's comet in 1770 -Comets which appear to revolve round the sun in about seventy - five years - Others to which longer periods have been assigned CHAPTER IX . A ...
... comets ( continued ) -Of six comets , pro- bably with short periods - Lexell's comet in 1770 -Comets which appear to revolve round the sun in about seventy - five years - Others to which longer periods have been assigned CHAPTER IX . A ...
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... comet's visibility varies from a few days to more than a year , but it most usually happens that it does not exceed two or three months . Much depends on the apparent position of a comet in reference to the sun's place , on its distance ...
... comet's visibility varies from a few days to more than a year , but it most usually happens that it does not exceed two or three months . Much depends on the apparent position of a comet in reference to the sun's place , on its distance ...
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... comets have attained such an extraordinary degree of splendour , as to be distinctly visible at noon- day , or to render the stars dim by contrast , and cast sensible shadows at night . A comet mentioned by Diodorus Siculus , was so ...
... comets have attained such an extraordinary degree of splendour , as to be distinctly visible at noon- day , or to render the stars dim by contrast , and cast sensible shadows at night . A comet mentioned by Diodorus Siculus , was so ...
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... comet , in the form of a cone , was discovered near that luminary , and was afterwards observed during the nights . The comet of 1744 was observed with the telescope at noon - day , and some persons were able to follow it without ...
... comet , in the form of a cone , was discovered near that luminary , and was afterwards observed during the nights . The comet of 1744 was observed with the telescope at noon - day , and some persons were able to follow it without ...
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... comet of 1680 is described by some observers as resembling ' a burning coal - red and glowing ; ' and the same simile is used by Struve , in reference to the appear- ance of Halley's comet during the autumn of 1835 . Some comets are ...
... comet of 1680 is described by some observers as resembling ' a burning coal - red and glowing ; ' and the same simile is used by Struve , in reference to the appear- ance of Halley's comet during the autumn of 1835 . Some comets are ...
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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