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 271
self about observing it with great care, and found there wasa wonderful resemblance between it and three other cometsthat he found recorded, the comets of 1456, of 1531, and1607. The times of their appearance had been nearly atequal and regular intervals; their perihelion distances werenearly the… … This is me very same comet that tilled the eastern worldwith so much consternation in 1436, and became an objectof such abhorrence to the church of Rome. iner by which he c 23 266 COMETS. The periodic times of the three comets just described, areas follows: Enckes, 1212 days.Bielas, 2461 ;Halleys,…
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