A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes (1871)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Chicago, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co. · leaf 134
c of 70° in the heavens,and reached the amazing length of 120,000,000 miles.With the exception of the comet of 1843, it approachednearer to the sun than any other known, and movedthrough its perihelion with a velocity of 880,000 milesan hour. 214. Halleys Comet. This comet derives its namefrom Sir… … ts comet, 1835. 214. What account is given of Halleys comet ? 132 COMETS. concluded that the comets of these years were differ-ent appearances of the same comet, and ventured topredict its reappearance in 1758 or 1759. This predic-tion was realized by the return of the comet in March,1759; and it…
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