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 321
nd smaller. To accountfor the retardation of this comet, Olbers announced his cele-brated hypothesis, that the celestial spaces are filled with asubtile resisting medium. This hypothesis was adopted byEncke, and has been accepted by certain other astronomers ;but it has by no means gained universal… … plained, accident, which has rendered the otherwise rather insignificant comet famous. In November and December of that year it was observed as usual, without any thing, remarka-ble about it; but, inJanuary of the fol-lowing year, it wasfound to have beendivided into two dis-tinct parts, so as…
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