Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-18
Tho GrNat Comet

The New Iulk Commercial Advertiser informs
rs that information was received by the Arago
that the great comet OF Charles w. as /, is somc-
times called, but better known to astronomers a.
that OF FabrieluS has nj last made its appearance,
aud will shortly be visible to the naked eye 1t
has been seen from the Paris Observatory through
trlcscanes. 1t is not yet known whether it will
appear it once did, like very large bright
star. or with a tail one hundred degrees in length.
lt- first appearance wasin 1864 and its disappear.
auce took place on the I'd of October Of that year,
the day on which Pope Urban ". died as the
world thought IN strange coincidence. In 1886
il rcappearcl, and was observed by Paul Fabri-
cus, astronomer to Charles v. who executed II
map Of its path, which was published in Novem.
her of that year. The Emperor considerel it rs a
special omen Of his own approaching death, but
he lived some years alterward. 1t was. then ie
scrbe1 great and brilliant star. H. course
through Virgo and Boote-. past the pole Of
the heavens into Cepheus and Cassopela The
celebrated DR.. HALEY calculateiit its elements more
than century aterwarl aad several othegs after
him. The calculations of Mr.. Bonnie. Of Mid
dleburg. of the Netherlands of recent da - are
more precise, and generally supposed L. he
more reliable Than those of his pre- encssors. The
astronomer finally came to the conclusion taat IN
the year l264 its ellip,e La "a prrod of II 81
days, or 2.U22 years expelit'dhy planetarN dis
turbanccs by 4.O,i DAYS AMI that in SO its mean
motion corresponled to period of sos. 100 years.
Its present revolution he calculated wou lie
shortened hy prrturba ions II IS years. and the
comet should reach its pcr.helion about the u q.
August 1858. Mr., Hind the great English as
tronomer, doe' not, or did not entirely coincide
with Mr.. Bonnie. lie wrote to Professor Lit,row
director of the Observatory at Vienna urging him
to search for the original chart Of Fahricius. This
was a,complished after considerable exertiun
through the medium OF the newspapers. and with
it was obtained, very UNEXPECTEDLY. from the ,u-
ooll hn, al o,I Jae, -,
tive treatise by the Nuremburg astronomer, Joa
| chin Heller, who had observed this very comet
for fifty three days, II much longer time than Ia
bricius had taken for his observations. Thus n
more complete elementary series was obtained
Mr.. Hind thereupon modified his own views, con-
GLIDING that the comet would hasten its return
for several reasons Of astronomical nature, and
that its temperance was near at hand. This.
then, is the month during which the comet Of
Pope Urban and Charles v should properly make
| its appearance. According to latest advices, as
already mentioned, it has appeared to French Oh
servers, aud will soon be visible to us
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