
William (Turner of Oxford) Turner. Donati's Comet
over Trinity College and Balliol College, Oxford
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Henry J. Griesbach: 'Comet Donati', 1858
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Comet Donati, or Donati's Comet was a comet named
after the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati.
The comet was first observed it on June 2, 1858. After
the Great Comet of 1811, it was the most brilliant
comet that appeared in the 19th century
Donati’s Comet as seen over Paris above the Palaisdu Justice, the Conciergerie and the Seine on Oct. 5,
1858, from a plate in The World of Comets 1877,
Amèdée Guillemin
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2 comments:
I only remember seeing a comet once, but never to forget. It's wonderful.
Oh, you've seen one!! I actually don't think I have...
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