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THE main design of the following paper is to present at one view the historical evidence of the gradual disintegration of periodic comets. A few preliminary remarks, however, in regard to the received theory of comets and meteors, may not be destitute of interest.
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KIRKWOOD, D. On the Disintegration of Comets . Nature 6, 148–149 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006148a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/006148a0