Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 9Astronomical Society of the Pacific., 1897 |
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... Bright Fireball , January 26 , 1897 ( Mt. Hamilton ) . C. D. P .. The Metric System . . Photographs of DONATI'S Comet in September , 1858. E. S. H. Search for Comets Reported by Dr. SWIFT , September 20th . W. J. H. . . . 56888 åå å å ...
... Bright Fireball , January 26 , 1897 ( Mt. Hamilton ) . C. D. P .. The Metric System . . Photographs of DONATI'S Comet in September , 1858. E. S. H. Search for Comets Reported by Dr. SWIFT , September 20th . W. J. H. . . . 56888 åå å å ...
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... bright and light , but the clouds being thick obscured it presently . It had a very long tail and appeared to the E. S. E. " A real comet of this magnitude could not have escaped other observers . Clouds , however , seem rather a ...
... bright and light , but the clouds being thick obscured it presently . It had a very long tail and appeared to the E. S. E. " A real comet of this magnitude could not have escaped other observers . Clouds , however , seem rather a ...
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... bright , —about as bright as a star of eighth magnitude , -and in the four - inch comet - seeker appeared round , with a well - defined central condensation . In the twelve- inch equatorial , the comet was about 5 ' in diameter , and ...
... bright , —about as bright as a star of eighth magnitude , -and in the four - inch comet - seeker appeared round , with a well - defined central condensation . In the twelve- inch equatorial , the comet was about 5 ' in diameter , and ...
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... bright train . meteor was seen OBSERVATION OF THE LEONID METEORS . Mr. WILLIAM YATES , a member of the Astronomical Section of the Southern California Academy of Sciences , observed the Leonids on the morning of November 14 , 1896 ...
... bright train . meteor was seen OBSERVATION OF THE LEONID METEORS . Mr. WILLIAM YATES , a member of the Astronomical Section of the Southern California Academy of Sciences , observed the Leonids on the morning of November 14 , 1896 ...
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... bright as a star of eighth magnitude ; has a well - defined nucleus and tail . - Lick Observatory , Dec. 9 , 1896 . ( Sent 10:45 P.M. ) To Harvard College Observatory and Students ' Observatory : Comet PERRINE was observed by PERRINE ...
... bright as a star of eighth magnitude ; has a well - defined nucleus and tail . - Lick Observatory , Dec. 9 , 1896 . ( Sent 10:45 P.M. ) To Harvard College Observatory and Students ' Observatory : Comet PERRINE was observed by PERRINE ...
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