 | 1872 - 148 pages
...made known than by the loss of an immense number of its components, in the form of shooting stars, as it crossed the earth's path in each revolution,...encounters the earth's orbit as it is approaching the sun towards the end -of September. It is followed by a large group of small meteoric bodies, which form... | |
 | Heinrich Schellen - 1872 - 744 pages
...made known than by the loss of an immense number of its components, in the form of shooting stars, as it crossed the earth's path in each revolution,...encounters the earth's orbit as it is approaching the sun towards the end of September. It is followed by a large group of small meteoric bodies, which form... | |
 | Dana Estes - 1872 - 138 pages
...the month of November in every thirtythree years. It was only in its last revolution, in the year 33 1866, that this meteoric cloud, now forming part of...encounters the earth's orbit as it is approaching the sun towards the end of September. It is followed by a large group of small meteoric bodies, which form... | |
 | 1872 - 798 pages
...shooting-stars, as it crossed the earth's path in each revolution, or in the month of November in every 33 years. It was only in its last revolution, in the...earth. The comet completes its revolution in about 33 years' and three months, and encounters the earth's orbit as it is approaching the sun toward the... | |
 | 1872 - 806 pages
...shooting-stars, as it crossed the earth's path in each revolution, or in the month of November in every 33 years. It was only in its last revolution, in the...earth. The comet completes its revolution in about 33 years and three months, and encounters the earth's orbit as it is approaching the sun toward the... | |
 | Alfred Ely Beach - 1873 - 646 pages
...an immense number of its components, in the form of shooting-stars, as it crossed the earth's path. The orbit of this comet is much smaller than that...perihelion is nearly as far from the sun as our earth. As the earth encounters the comet's tail, or meteoric shower, for three successive years at the same... | |
 | Alfred Ely Beach - 1873 - 634 pages
...shooting-stars, as it crossed the earth's path. The orbit of this comet is much smaller than that ot the August meteors, extending at the aphelion as far...perihelion is nearly as far from the sun as our earth. As the earth encounters the comet's tail, or meteoric shower, for three successive years at the same... | |
 | Joseph W. Spoor - 1874 - 158 pages
...smaller than that of the August meteors, extending at the aphelion as far as the orbit of Uranus, whHe the perihelion is nearly as far from the Sun as our...Earth. The comet completes its revolution in about 33 years and 3 months, and encounters the Earth's orbit as it is approaching the Sun toward the end... | |
 | Alfred Ely Beach - 1873 - 620 pages
...an immense number of its components, in the form of shooting-stars, as it crossed the earth's path. The orbit of this comet is much smaller than that...perihelion is nearly as far from the sun as our earth. As the earth encounters the comet's tail, or meteoric shower, for three successive years at the same... | |
 | Alfred Ely Beach - 1873 - 778 pages
...an immense number of its components, in the form of shooting-stars, as it crossed the earth's path. The orbit of this comet is much smaller than that...perihelion is nearly as far from the sun as our earth. As the earth encounters the comet's tail, or meteoric shower, for three successive years at the same... | |
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It was only in its last revolution, in the year 1866, that this meteoric cloud, now forming part of our solar system, was first seen as a comet. The orbit of this comet is much smaller than that of the August meteors, extending at the aphelion as far... 