A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1859)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Mason brothers · leaf 144
irection. Each of these tails was about40 wide, and from 30° to 44° in length. Theedges were bright and decided, the middlefaint, and the intervening spaces as dark asthe rest of the firmament, the stars shiningin them. When circumstances were favor-able to the display of this remarkable body,the… … The comet of 1778 1805 1799 1807 1811 diameter of head 33 miles. U it gg (C 462 666 428 297. Have they ever more than one tail ? What peculiarity of the cometof 1823 ? (What specimen of comet with several tails ? Describe.) 140 ASTRONOMY. COMET OF 1585. Many comets have simply the envelope, without…
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