Young, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908, Young, Anne Sewell, b. 1871., ed · Boston, New York (etc.) Ginn and Company · leaf 302
nsiblyparabolic. 398. Telescopic Features.—Early in October, the comet pre-sented the ordinary features. The nucleus was round, a number ofwell-marked envelopes were visible in the head, and the dark stripedown the centre of the tail was sharply defined. Two weeks later,the nucleus had been broken… … Fig. 100. —The Sheath, and the Attendants of the Comet of 1882. 399. The Tail. — The comet was so situated that the tail wasdirected nearly away from the earth, and so was not seen to goodadvantage, never having an apparent length exceeding 35°. Theactual length, however, at one time was more than…
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