Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1858 |
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... Comet , made with the Alt- azimuth , at the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , from July to October 1858 . ( Communicated by the Astronomer Royal . ) Proserpine . ( 26 Mean Solar Time of Observation . h m S 12 20 31.1 1858 , July 14 Iris ...
... Comet , made with the Alt- azimuth , at the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , from July to October 1858 . ( Communicated by the Astronomer Royal . ) Proserpine . ( 26 Mean Solar Time of Observation . h m S 12 20 31.1 1858 , July 14 Iris ...
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ASTRONOMER ROYAL : Obs . of Small Planets . - Appearance of Comet V. 1858 , as seen at the Royal Obs . 12 , 13 14 , 15 Comet V. 1858 : at the Royal. II , 12 Egeria . 13 Mean Solar Time of Observation . 58 O I 102 32 22 44 103 36 45 ° 08 ...
ASTRONOMER ROYAL : Obs . of Small Planets . - Appearance of Comet V. 1858 , as seen at the Royal Obs . 12 , 13 14 , 15 Comet V. 1858 : at the Royal. II , 12 Egeria . 13 Mean Solar Time of Observation . 58 O I 102 32 22 44 103 36 45 ° 08 ...
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... comet's appearance this evening is a decided ray that shoots upwards ( apparently ) , or towards the head of the comet , making an angle of 45 ° with the axis of the envelope towards the apparent left , as seen inverted , and extending ...
... comet's appearance this evening is a decided ray that shoots upwards ( apparently ) , or towards the head of the comet , making an angle of 45 ° with the axis of the envelope towards the apparent left , as seen inverted , and extending ...
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... Comet very brilliant ; nucleus well defined ; the luminous sector well seen and brightest at the edges . ' A sketch ... comet had now much faded . " My own observations and sketches were commenced when I perceived that the comet was ...
... Comet very brilliant ; nucleus well defined ; the luminous sector well seen and brightest at the edges . ' A sketch ... comet had now much faded . " My own observations and sketches were commenced when I perceived that the comet was ...
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Comet V. 1858 : Mr. LASSELL , and Rev. T. W. WEBB . Comet V. 1858 : Mr. HAILE , Mr. BURR ,. 19 , 20 coma greater , and the light more diffused ; the comet altogether less bright . The bright part of the nucleus and the hood ap- peared ...
Comet V. 1858 : Mr. LASSELL , and Rev. T. W. WEBB . Comet V. 1858 : Mr. HAILE , Mr. BURR ,. 19 , 20 coma greater , and the light more diffused ; the comet altogether less bright . The bright part of the nucleus and the hood ap- peared ...
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