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
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 Alexander von Humboldt
Encke's comet, of which we have just spoken, appears to be describing such a spiral curve towards the sun.
From The Plurality of Worlds by Edward Hitchcock
Look at the orbit of Jupiter, to which Encke's comet approaches so nearly when it retreats from the sun.
From The Story of the Heavens by Sir Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
This seems the kind of thing happening to Encke's comet.
From Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge
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