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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... given the interval between the earliest and latest observations as sufficient for our present purpose . It would appear that out of the many hundred comets recorded in history , only six have been observed so long as eight months , and ...
... given the interval between the earliest and latest observations as sufficient for our present purpose . It would appear that out of the many hundred comets recorded in history , only six have been observed so long as eight months , and ...
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... given , are arcs of true anomaly . 3. The perihelion distance , or the distance of the comet from the sun at that epoch expressed in parts of the Earth's semi - major axis , taken as unity . 4. The longitude of the ascending node of the ...
... given , are arcs of true anomaly . 3. The perihelion distance , or the distance of the comet from the sun at that epoch expressed in parts of the Earth's semi - major axis , taken as unity . 4. The longitude of the ascending node of the ...
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... given to the world in the year 1705 . At a subsequent period he became much more con- vinced of the identity of the comets , and remarking that the next revolution would be sensibly affected by the planet Jupiter , he thought the return ...
... given to the world in the year 1705 . At a subsequent period he became much more con- vinced of the identity of the comets , and remarking that the next revolution would be sensibly affected by the planet Jupiter , he thought the return ...
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... given rise to the statement of his having detected the comet without optical aid , at a time when all the astronomers in Europe were seeking for it with their telescopes without success . Palitzch saw the comet again on the 26th of ...
... given rise to the statement of his having detected the comet without optical aid , at a time when all the astronomers in Europe were seeking for it with their telescopes without success . Palitzch saw the comet again on the 26th of ...
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... given it as his opinion that the comet might possibly be discovered much sooner than was usually anticipated , and pointed out the track it should pursue in the heavens between December and April following , on two hypotheses as to the ...
... given it as his opinion that the comet might possibly be discovered much sooner than was usually anticipated , and pointed out the track it should pursue in the heavens between December and April following , on two hypotheses as to the ...
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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