Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 304
. Figs. 310 and 311 showother peculiar developmentsof telescopic comets. 287. D eve lop m en t of Bril-liant Comets on their Ap-proach to the Sun. — Bril-liant comets, as well astelescopic comets, appearnearly alike when they comeinto the view of the tele-scope ; and it is only onFis- 3. their… … 278 ASTRONOMY. As the comet approaches the sun, bright vaporous jets,two or three in number, are emitted from the nucleus onthe side of the sun and in the direction of the sun. Thesejets, though directed towards the sun, are soon more or lesscarried backward, as if repelled by the sun. Fig.…
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