Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith) · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 138
been morethan once right through a comets tail, and yet noone except scientific men even discovered it. Thesemysterious visitors from the outer regions of spacewere called comets fi-om a Greek word signifyinghair, for they often leave a long luminous trailbehind, which resembles the filaments of a… … SHINING VISITORS 105 is that which appeared in 1910, only unfortunatelyit did not bring back with it the brilliancy which atits former appearance compelled universal attention.At the time of the Norman Conquest of Englandthis very comet was stretching its glorious tail halfacross the sky, and the…
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