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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71124" /> == | |||
<p> A member of the solar system under control of the sun, consisting of a bright nucleus within a nebulous envelope, generally extended into a tail on the rear of its orbit, which is extremely eccentric, pursuing its course with a velocity which increases as it approaches the sun, and which diminishes as it withdraws from it; these bodies are very numerous, have their respective periods of revolution, which have been in many cases determined by observation. </p> | <p> A member of the solar system under control of the sun, consisting of a bright nucleus within a nebulous envelope, generally extended into a tail on the rear of its orbit, which is extremely eccentric, pursuing its course with a velocity which increases as it approaches the sun, and which diminishes as it withdraws from it; these bodies are very numerous, have their respective periods of revolution, which have been in many cases determined by observation. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_71124"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/comet Comet from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_71124"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/comet Comet from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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