Giberne, Agnes, 1845- [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, National book company · leaf 252
1843, already referred to in a previouschapter, was distinctly seen at noon by many personsin the streets of Bologna without the aid of glasses. 246 MORE ABOUT COMETS AND METEORITES. 247 The nucleus is generally of small size, but the sur-rounding nebulosity, which forms the head, is often… … THE GREAT COMET OF l8ll. the head measured 1,250,000 miles, and hence its bulkwas nearly three times that of the sun, and four mil-lion times that of the earth. But such extraordinarydimensions are quite exceptional. Popular impressions respecting the supposed ter-restrial effects of the comet of…
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