A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes (1871)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Chicago, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co. · leaf 136
continually hid by the suns rays; andalso, that in 1779 it passed so near Jupiter, that its orbit must havebeen greatly enlarged, so that it no longer comes near the earth.On July 1st, 1770, its distance from the earth was less than 1,500,000miles. 217. Comet of 1744. —This was the finestcomet of… … COMET OF 1744. 218. Bielas Comet.—This is one of the ellipticcomets of short period; its perihelion lying just withinthe orbit of the earth, and its aphelion a little beyondthat of Jupiter. The orbit of this body nearly crossesthe actual path of the earth; and in 1832, Olbers cal-culated that it…
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