A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes (1871)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Chicago, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co. · leaf 137
owever, did not reach the node untilone month after the comet had passed it. 217. What is said of the comet of 1744 ? 218. Of Bielas comet ? lSJf. COMETS. In 1845, this comet became elongated in form and finally sep-arated into two comets, which traveled together for more thanthree months; their… … COMET OF 1811. 219. Comet of 1811.—This comet was very remark-able for its unusual magnitude and splendor. It wasattentively observed by Sir William Herschel, who de-scribes it as having a nucleus 428 miles in diameter,which was ruddy in hue, while the nebulous mass sur-rounding it was of a…
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