Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926 · Meadville, Penna., Flood and Vincent · leaf 289
saround the coloredchurches would belaughable, were it notfor the seriousnesswith which the wor-shipers take the mat-ter. To-night (Sat-urday) they are allfull, and sermonssuited to the terribleoccasion are being de-livered. So great is thenumber of splendidcomets the historiesof which are… … Fig. 127.—Holmess Comet. Comets and Meteors. 283 was the most magnificent one of recent years. It wasbright enough to be visible in full daylight, close to ofhjgg°metthe sun. On September 17 it passed across the sun,coming within 300,000 miles of the photosphere.Though it thus dashed directly…
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