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ON Sunday morning, the 17th inst., at 10.45 a.m., I found a bright comet near the sun. The nucleus was bright, stellar in appearance; the tail was about 4′ long, and brightest at the outside edges, giving a double appearance. The direction of the comet was to the centre of the sun. The comet preceded the sun's centre at 10.59 by 6m. 50s., at 12h. om. by 5m. 445. The distance from the sun's limb on the parallel was at 11h. 10m, 18′ 8″ (of arc), and at 12h. 6m., 13′ 4″.
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COMMON, A. The New Comet. Nature 26, 501 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/026501d0
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