ters—2,300 feet— seconds; declination south 9° 10’. ing in brightness, reaching perihelion early in Novem- above actual sea level ; and of the condensation spher- Fig. 1 shows the telescopic field in which the comet ber next. oid, i. e., the physical globe if the water were condensed was… … novelties always to be seen in the mechanical depart- which doubtless exists in lakes and seas. The author ment. The show of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, concludes that we have here an explanation of the beginning October 5 and continuing in the concert varied colors so often seen on water.…
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