A new treatise on astronomy, and the use of globes : in two parts ... (1866)
M'Intire, James, 1799-1879 · New York : Published by A.S. Barnes & Burr ... · leaf 134
ce, it is inferred that the quantity of matter in a comet mustbe very small. 169. Distances and Dimensions of Comets. Wewill here notice some particulars respecting two or threeof the most remarkable comets. One of these was thegreat comet which appeared towards the close of theyear 1680. At its… … (_.ri_ Ll CljmeT til 1^4_i_ been computed at 1,240,000 miles per hour! Its nucleuswas calculated to be 10 times as large as the moon, andits tail when longest, 124,000,000 miles. A comet very remarkable for its peculiar splendor,appeared in 1811. The diameter of the inner nucleuswas 2600 miles, and…
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