Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 183
htnessof the smaller tails, that the curved tail should have beenmore slowly extended from the head; whereasrthe. theorygives the same rate of extension for both, namely, the J*ateat which light travels. -:f ..--•-_,. - ,. . r„,- r~r We seem almost forced^- by -the phenomena of ~, such - a 172… … matter repelled more slowly, and seemingly in greater abun-dance, forms the great curved tail. We shall proceed to consider further on the evidencewhich seems to show that, strange though this theory COMETS. 173 of material repulsion may be, it is in point of fact theonly admissible theory. If this…
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