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THE NOVEMBER METEORS.—The earth will arrive at the descending node of the first comet of 1860 (Tempel), in the track of which the meteors of the November period are found to travel, early on the evening of the 13th inst. The comet itself is approaching the point of neavest approximation to the orbit of Uranus, which planet, however, is always far removed from the comet during the present revolution. The distance from the earth on November 13 is 19.06, and from the sun 18.11, the mean distance of the earth from the sun being taken as unity; and were we able to reach the comet with our telescopes it would then be found rather more than one degree to the west of An-tares. The obvious existence of more than one point of excessive condensation in this stream of meteors, necessitates a strict watch at each return of the earth to the nodal point, if we are to airive at a clear knowledge of the law of distribution along the orbit, and as was remarked by M. Leverrier, “cela permettra de comprendre ces questions dans une théorie plus précise.”
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 15, 48–49 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/015048a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/015048a0