Encke's comet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Encke's comet
Named after Johann F. Encke (1791–1865), German astronomer
Example Sentences
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Some, like Encke's comet, which makes a pass around the sun every 3.3 years, have relatively small orbits.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have hitherto discussed the adventures of Encke's comet in cases where they throw light on questions otherwise more or less known to us.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
Of these objects, by far the most celebrated is that known as Encke's comet, which merits our careful attention.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
Encke's comet long manifested the most remarkable feature of a shortening of its period by about two and a half hours in each revolution.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
Besides these three we perceive in the figure a much more elliptical path, representing the orbit of Encke's comet, projected down on the plane of the earth's motion.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
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