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But when the orbits become very eccentrical, we must consider this force as momentarily affecting a comet’s velocity, diminishing it as it approaches the perihelion, and increasing it when leaving the perihelion.
From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas
