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Scientific American, Vol. 72, No. 4 (1895) (1895)

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rd Swift’s Comet. order, each light being firmly held in position by one The discovery of a faint comet by Edward, son of of the channel irons, and the spaces bet ween the lights Dr. Lewis Swift, of the Lowe Otservatory, Mt. Echo, being easily filled with cement or other suitable ma- Cal., brings… … return was fixed for 1855, but the object was not seen CLOPP’S VAULT LIGHT. at that time or at any time since. It has therefore been known as Di Vico’s lost comet. Le Verrier has to Mr. George B. Clopp, of No. 3028 Market Street, Philadelphia. The parallel flanges of the channel shown that the…

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