Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859. [from old catalog] · New York, R. B. Collins · leaf 250
itspath in space, in obedience to the same laws as thosewhich regulate such large and heavy bodies as Jupiteror Saturn. In a perfect void, a speck of fog, if propelledby a suitable projectile force, would revolve around thesun, and hold on its way through the widest orbit, with ORBITS AND MOTIONS… … On the 28th of February of that year, the attention ofnumerous observers, in various parts of the world, wasarrested by a comet seen in the broad light of day, alittle eastward of the sun. The comet resembled a whitecloud of great density, being nearly equally shiningthroughout, with a nucleus as…
Astronomy
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