Harris, John · Montreal, Lovell Printing and Publishing Co. · leaf 219
vrhh those of theearth, may be in opposition thereto, and hence considerably increase theapparent difference in the relative situation.) 36 halleys comet. (6) Notices from the Record of various comets.Hallcy^s Comet. Fig. 9* represents the supposed orbit of Halleys comet,and is a fair illustration… … the sun in moving from A to B^ but having arrived at Byand still being comparatively very near to the sun, it nolonger obeys the restraining power of tlio suns gravi-tating influence, but recedes in an almost direct line to agreat distance, then, describing a slight curve towardsthe major axis of…
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