A new manual of the elements of astronomy, descriptive and mathematical .. (1868)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & co.; Chicago, S.C. Griggs & co. · leaf 225
eally returned in 1776, but was sosituated as to be continually hid by the suns rays; that in 1779, itpassed so near Jupiter that its orbit was greatly enlarged, so that it nolonger comes near the earth. The fact that it never appeared previousto 1770, is accounted for in a similar way; its orbit… … 324. Comet of 1744.—This was the finest cometof the 18 th century, andaccording to some ob-servers, had six tails spreadout in the form of a fan.Euler calculated its ellip-tic orbit, and assigned toit a period of 122,683years. Its motion wasdirect. COMET OP 1744. 325. Bielas Comet.—This is one of…
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