Encke's comet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Encke's comet
Named after Johann F. Encke (1791–1865), German astronomer
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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
On several other occasions the distance between Encke's comet and Mercury has been less than 10,000,000 miles—an amount of trifling import in comparison with the dimensions of our system.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
Encke's comet has several times, although with difficulty, been observed by the naked eye, as in Europe in 1819, and according to Rumker, in New Holland in 1822.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von
In 1829, accurate measures were taken on different days, of the diameter of Encke’s comet, and again in 1838.
From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas
The comet is now known as Encke's comet.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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