Giberne, Agnes, 1845- [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, National book company · leaf 260
o di-minish before the perihelion passage, as in 1835, MORE ABOUT COMETS AND METEORITES. 255 Luminous envelopes have also been seen succeedingeach other round the head, concentrating themselveson the side opposite to the sun, and leaving the cen-tral line of the tail darker than the two sides.… … THE FIRST COMET OF 1888—JUNE 4. oped in phosphorescence, surrounding them with asort of luminous atmosphere. Comets have also beenseen with three, four, five, and six tails, like that of1744, for example, which appeared like a splendidaurora borealis rising majestically in the sky, until,the…
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