The geography of the heavens, and class book of astronomy: (1853)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857. [from old catalog] · New York, F. J. Huntington [etc.] · leaf 269
perihelion and aphelio*distances? What is the period of its sidereal revolution ? COMETS. 263 comet, was obtained from the Astronomer Royal of theGreenwich Observatory. It shows not only the space andposition it occupies in the solar system, but the points whereits orbit intersects ail the… … 264 COMETS. Although the comets of Eneke and Biela are objects of very great interest,yet their short periods, the limited space within which their motion is circum-scribed, and consequently the very slight disturbance which they sustain fromthe attraction of the planets, render them of less…
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