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... Period ; the latter part of the 5613th , and the beginning of the 5614th year since the creation of the world , according to the Jews ; the 2606th year ( according to Varro ) since the foundation of Rome ; the 2600th year since the era ...
... Period ; the latter part of the 5613th , and the beginning of the 5614th year since the creation of the world , according to the Jews ; the 2606th year ( according to Varro ) since the foundation of Rome ; the 2600th year since the era ...
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... Period , 6566 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC . Spring ° Aries . Autumn 2. 8 Taurus . signs . 3. II Gemini . signs . 7. Libra . 8. m Scorpio . 9 . 4 . Cancer . Summer signs . Winter 10 . 5 . Leo . 11 . Sagittarius . Capricornus . Aquarius . 6. ng ...
... Period , 6566 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC . Spring ° Aries . Autumn 2. 8 Taurus . signs . 3. II Gemini . signs . 7. Libra . 8. m Scorpio . 9 . 4 . Cancer . Summer signs . Winter 10 . 5 . Leo . 11 . Sagittarius . Capricornus . Aquarius . 6. ng ...
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... period has been marked by the appearance of one of the most remarkable comets on record , that of 1843 ; by the publication of diligent observations in the northern and southern hemispheres on the last appearance of Halley's comet in ...
... period has been marked by the appearance of one of the most remarkable comets on record , that of 1843 ; by the publication of diligent observations in the northern and southern hemispheres on the last appearance of Halley's comet in ...
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... period of revolution has varied from 77.58 to 74.91 years . Bessel calculated that if the mass of the comet had experienced a loss of one 23,000th of the whole quantity , the period of the comet would be diminished by 1,607 days . The ...
... period of revolution has varied from 77.58 to 74.91 years . Bessel calculated that if the mass of the comet had experienced a loss of one 23,000th of the whole quantity , the period of the comet would be diminished by 1,607 days . The ...
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... period of 292 years . Hence this comet might return again in 1848 . ** Hind also supposed that the comet visible in 975 gave indica- tions of being another yet earlier appearance of the same body.ft The * Gould's Astron . Journ . , I ...
... period of 292 years . Hence this comet might return again in 1848 . ** Hind also supposed that the comet visible in 975 gave indica- tions of being another yet earlier appearance of the same body.ft The * Gould's Astron . Journ . , I ...
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