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 tells us that the sun is 1,050 times as heavy as Jupiter; so the results are practically identical, and the accuracy of the indications of the comet are confirmed.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
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 Hitchcock, Edward
Were all the other bodies of the system removed, then the path of Encke's comet must be for ever performed in the same ellipse and with absolute regularity.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
A question of immense importance, since the whole theory of light and colours and the resistance of Encke's comet depends upon that hypothesis.
From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary
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