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 343
pelled tail will be attracted.This gives a simple explanation of the negative tails which havebeen sometimes seen directed towards the sun. In cases ofviolent explosion, the whole nucleus might be broken to pieces, and the coma dashedaround so as to givevarieties of tail, and evenmultiple tails.… … largest of the meteoroids. Fig. 357- They appear to shine partly by reflected sunlight, and partlyby their own proper light, which seems to be that of vaporrendered luminous by an electric discharge of slight intensity. 317. Collision of a Comet and the Ea?th. — It sometimeshappens that the orbit…
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