Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-22

ositv arc SO much excited bv tho comet that
has been so long visible. with continually in
creasing magnitude and brilinncv. that have
thought few letters on the nature and pby-
scal constitution of these bodies. and brief
history Of the most remarkable ones which
have appeared in modern times. would not be
unacceptable Co YOU and your readers Our
knowledge of these bodies is very limited.
and no discoveries have been made which can
lead MS 10 form a decisive opinion of their ma
turc and destination. and shall only attcmpt
TO rive brief detail of some of the leading
facts which have been asccrtained respecting
thom.
The word comet literally signifies hairy
star. bocause such bodies are generally ac-
COMMANDED with pebplositv. or train which
has the appearance of luminous hair. The
luminous poipt near the center of comet
which is the most brilliant. is called the nu
clcus. The haze or nebulositv which sur
rounds the nucleus is called the hair. and
somptinos Tho esrelooe and the nucleus and
hair combined copstitnte what is usually
termed tbc 0oJs or Tho comet Tho termip.
ous train evfon3in,, .omotipcs to a greot dis
tapco from tbc roio Is c,llcd hc L,Ior the
comet Tbns. tod;os ba,, occasiopnilv nm.
,,,,r,J i'm ,b. h,,,o,,s IL, am ,,n. Tho an
clients werc Divided in tb.ir oninions r,pcorn-
ir., tto, como rs;t,ti,,, tbo,,, ,s ,,.,rdcr-
.'- '.''" so.l'' conSiucl''s 'uc.u US "HH"v'
otrnos,boro ~ tto cortb snbsist;,,,, f,r , tiroo
PH'' o. ''o vu''H' Suosi''i'5 i"' U'"''
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"9 l'"u'H'eS lnulc"'ihS wars lai"lheS' luun"o-
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=" ,'i'' '', heavens were Iu'"il"P''o' anu
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'0"," n't ue Ie'Aohe" 20 oeIuhS 10 'ne he''
fon'! ool'e-, OUT were oniy me'eo'' OF eNha-
'e"ons raised ln1' inc upper regions OF inc
"F' ""eie they oiazeo Ior a Wnue' anu Hls'p-
Pe"'e0 "A'h lhe matter OF Whicn 'hey were
io'u',' was ooh7ul"'u' ANA DIS tne "Plh'oh
Oh ll' eminent s'se h"u Po"er"i influence
~" '"o ''''o 'Pu'Is ana astronomers oil 'o,eI
'"e'' ''" persons n"" 'Ne oo''He'' ana w.
n'1'y' oi ll'"u 10 ''" lh question tne
f-'''''.' lc "l1'l.''leu on 'n! S"oloo' us
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aus "''' "No''''' "oSo' We" WIN 5I'"'
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oHI '"' o'o,' ol 'uo moon i'se'' rom
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. 0'S'l ''u' ana 10 oe 'oHs'ucleu as cons 'i'u-
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