Descriptive astronomy
George Frederick Chambers
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(RareBooksClub.com, May 19, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...visible 8 weeks.--(Ma-tuoan-lin.) 69. 78. Sometime between April and December a comet appeared.--(Dion Cassius, Hist. Roman., "Ixv. 8.) Possibly this may be the object referred to by Josephus as having been seen suspended over Jerusalem before its destruction by Titus.--(Bella Judceorum, vi. 5.) 70. 79. In December 70 or January 71 a strange star appeared in y « ") f Leonis for 7 weeks.--(Gaubil; Biot.) 80. Ou March 6 a comet appeared in the division of the Pleiades; after 8 weeks it was seen to the right of the head of Leo, and then vanished.--(Qaubil; Biot) 75 81. On July 14 a comet was discovered in Hydra; its tail was 3 long. Moving to the S. of Coma Berenicis it passed to the vicinity of 0 Leonis.--(De Mailla, iii. 375.) 76. 82. On Sept. 7 a comet, with a tail 2 or 3 long, was seen between a Herculis and a Ophiuchi, whence it passed to Capricornus. It remained visible for 6 weeks, and travelled slowly.--(De Mailla, iiL 376; Matuoan-lin; Pliny, Hist. Nat., ii. 22.) 77 83. On Jan. 18 a comet, with a tail 8 or 9 long, appeared in the IL A. of Aries, whence it moved to the tail of Draco. It remained visible for 15 weeks.--(Ma-tuoan-lin; Qaubil.) 79 84. In the spring (?) a comet was visible for a long time during the illness of Vespasian.--(Dion Cassius, Hist. Roman., Ixvi. 17; Suetonius, Vita Fespasiani.) 84. 85. On June 4 an extraordinary star, 3 long, appeared in the morning in the Eastern heavens. Its R A. was 8 greater than that of 2 Scorpii. It traversed v, £, o,-it Cassiopeiee into the circle of perpetual apparition, remaining visible for 6 weeks.--(Biot) 101. 86. On Dec. 30 a small star appeared in the head of Leo.--(Biot.) As no mention is made of any change of position, it may have been merely a temporary star.--(Hind, Companio...