Shuler, Molton Ancrum. [from old catalog] · New York, Broadway publishing company · leaf 175
it the requiredimpetus to send it forth on its long journey into limit-less space. This action of the comet might be betterconceived if we compared it to the motion of a sus-pended weight which is drawn to one side and thenlet swing to and fro; instead of stopping at the centerof gravity, it swings… … COMETS TAIL -FROM THE SUN appendage, but, as it approaches the sun, the engender-ing heat of that body causes gaseous substances toFar out in space the comet is not adorned with an148
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