Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901 · New York, D. Appleton and Company · leaf 101
y into view. It was unexpected, and ad-vanced with tremendous rapidity. The illustration onpage 89 will show how its flight intersected the orbit ofthe earth. At its nearest point, June 19th, it was distant 88 THE COMET. from the earth only 0*28 of the distance of the sun fromthe earth. Now, it is… … OcT.10.l880, N0..8. a few of the greatest of these strange orbs require thou-sands of years to complete their orbits. The period ofthe comet of July, 1844, has been estimated at not lessthan one hundred thousand years ! Some of those that have flashed into sight recentlyhave been comparatively…
Atlantis (Legendary place) · Drift · Comets
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