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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... represented by a parabolic curve : elements which appear satisfactory , for the earlier observations . would give places at later periods , deviating several degrees from the true situation of the comet . In such cases astronomers have ...
... represented by a parabolic curve : elements which appear satisfactory , for the earlier observations . would give places at later periods , deviating several degrees from the true situation of the comet . In such cases astronomers have ...
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... represented by the elements of Halley's comet . In September , 1301 , a great comet is mentioned by nearly all the historians of that period . It was seen as far north as Iceland , and is described also in the annals of China . It ...
... represented by the elements of Halley's comet . In September , 1301 , a great comet is mentioned by nearly all the historians of that period . It was seen as far north as Iceland , and is described also in the annals of China . It ...
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... represented by the elements of that body . The appearance of our comet in 760 , is a matter little short of a certainty . In 684 , Ma - tuan - lin , the Chinese historian , has mention of a comet which was observed in the western ...
... represented by the elements of that body . The appearance of our comet in 760 , is a matter little short of a certainty . In 684 , Ma - tuan - lin , the Chinese historian , has mention of a comet which was observed in the western ...
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... represented by elements not very widely different from those of Halley's ; it is the only comet recorded about this epoch . The preceding apparition took place either in the summer of the year 65 , or early in 66. Two Comets are found ...
... represented by elements not very widely different from those of Halley's ; it is the only comet recorded about this epoch . The preceding apparition took place either in the summer of the year 65 , or early in 66. Two Comets are found ...
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... , Berlin , Vienna , and Bologna , appears to have been periodic , as the apparent places cannot be represented on the supposition of parabolic motion . Clausen , founding his calculations on the observa- tions of PERIODICAL COMETS , 87.
... , Berlin , Vienna , and Bologna , appears to have been periodic , as the apparent places cannot be represented on the supposition of parabolic motion . Clausen , founding his calculations on the observa- tions of PERIODICAL COMETS , 87.
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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