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Home Dictionary Name: cometBielas comet
A periodic coment discovered by Biela in 1826 which revolves around the sun in 66 years The November meteors Andromedes or Bielids move in its orbit and may be fragments of the comet...
Comet
A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion A comet commonly consists of three parts the nucleus the envelope or coma and the tail but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting See Illustration in Appendix...
Comet finder
A telescope of low power having a large field of view used for finding comets...
Cometic
Relating to a comet...
Bielid
See Andromede and cf Bielas comet...
Cometarium
An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun...
Cometary
Pertaining to or resembling a comet...
Cometographer
One who describes or writes about comets...
Cometography
A description of or a treatise concerning comets...
Cometology
The branch of astronomy relating to comets...
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