cometic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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It was not till the time of Halley's comet, 1682, that modern astronomy began to consider the question of the possibly periodic character of cometic motions with attention.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various
Simply this: that it is now conceded that meteoric showers are shreds and patches of cometic matter, dropped from the tail; and meteoric showers are stones.
From Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel by Donnelly, Ignatius
The author argues against cometic astrology with great ability.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene
The sword shaped tails, at variance with the common theory, can be accounted for by supposing a slight difference in density or material in the cometic atmosphere, which will deflect the light as seen.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 by Various
The sunbeams pass as readily through the entire thickness of the cometic substance as they do through our own highly permeable atmosphere.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 Volume 18, New Series, August 14, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
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