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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... 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 conspicuous again on the other ...
... 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 conspicuous again on the other ...
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... by the final result . As the time of the comet's return drew nigh , the attention of astronomers was more particularly directed to the probable effects of the attraction of Jupiter and Saturn , hinted at by Halley . The 38 THE COMETS .
... by the final result . As the time of the comet's return drew nigh , the attention of astronomers was more particularly directed to the probable effects of the attraction of Jupiter and Saturn , hinted at by Halley . The 38 THE COMETS .
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... probable effect upon the next perihelion passage , of a resisting medium in the planetary spaces , such as Professor Encke , of Berlin , had supposed to exist , from certain observed accelerations in successive returns of the periodical ...
... probable effect upon the next perihelion passage , of a resisting medium in the planetary spaces , such as Professor Encke , of Berlin , had supposed to exist , from certain observed accelerations in successive returns of the periodical ...
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... probable history prior to the year 1531 , at which we took our departure . In looking back into the history of comets , Halley found that one had appeared in 1456 which gave every indication of identity with the comet of 1682 , and the ...
... probable history prior to the year 1531 , at which we took our departure . In looking back into the history of comets , Halley found that one had appeared in 1456 which gave every indication of identity with the comet of 1682 , and the ...
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... probable that it was really the object observed , the perihelion passage taking place about October 22nd . The previous apparition is not so well ascertained , but most likely occurred in July , 1223 , when it is recorded in an ancient ...
... probable that it was really the object observed , the perihelion passage taking place about October 22nd . The previous apparition is not so well ascertained , but most likely occurred in July , 1223 , when it is recorded in an ancient ...
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