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THE Astronomer-Royal has received, through Sir James Anderson, a telegram from Mr. Gill, in the following terms:—“Please inform Astronomer-Royal that comet's declination in my letter of September 11 should be 56 minutes 30 seconds south. Sudden disappearance of comet at ingress on sun's disc observed September 17 days 4 hours 50 minutes 58 seconds Cape mean time. Comet not visible on sun.” Mr. Gill's remarkable observation is without a precedent, and an extraordinary illustration of the intense brilliancy which the comet attained at perihelion.
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The Comet . Nature 26, 582–583 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/026582a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/026582a0