Comets and Meteors

Comets and Meteors

Daniel Kirkwood, american astronomer (1814-18895)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- PREFACE

-03- A GENERAL VIEW OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

-04- PART I. COMETS

-05- COMETS WHOSE ELEMENTS INDICATE PERIODICITY

-06- OTHER REMARKABLE COMETS

-07- THE POSITION AND ARRANGEMENT OF COMETARY ORBITS

-08- THE DISINTEGRATION OF COMETS

-09- PART II. METEORS

-10- METEORIC STONES

-11- SHOOTING STARS

-12- OTHER METEORIC STREAMS

-13- THE ORIGIN OF COMETS AND METEORS

-14- FOOTNOTES