Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901 · New York, D. Appleton and Company · leaf 118
ets burned with substantially the same spectrum as thatemitted by burning carbon. The inference is irresistiblethat these comets were wrapped in great masses of carbonin a state of combustion. This is the conclusion reachedby Dr. Schellen. Padre Secchi, the great Roman astronomer, examinedDr.… … Winneckes Comet II. 1868. IH^^H^^^^^H^^^^I ■ H ^^^^^^H^^^^^^^^^^H Brorsens Comet I. 18 eluded that the light from the self-luminous part was pro-duced by carbureted hydrogen. We shall see that the legends of the different racesspeak of the poison that accompanied the comet, and bywhich great…
Atlantis (Legendary place) · Drift · Comets
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