Publication Date:
2019-08-13
Description:
Various aspects of the large comet of 1858 including the luminosity of the core and the shape, intensity and position of the tail with respect to the sun and stars are described and then compared with the large comet of 1744 described by Heinsius and Halley's comet of 1835. The purpose of these observations is to try to gain a clearer understanding of the nature of the polar force from the sun acting on the comet. This force is said to differ from the usual force of gravity.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
NASA-TM-75193
Format:
application/pdf
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