Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 173
w a curled or crisped hairiness—would not be very M 162 MYSTERIES OF TIME AND SPACE. applicable, by the way, to any comets that have appearedin modern times. The Chinese applied to comets thename suz, or broom. It might be supposed that the hairy, broom-like, or tail-like appendage, so commonly… … Fig. 2.— Changes of a Comet when first seen. comets ; for very few comets which have been conspicuousto the naked eye have wanted this appendage. The co?na—in the modern astronomical sense—is neverwanting. This term is applied to a misty, hazy light, sur-rounding on every side a small bright spot,…
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