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Quote: the head of a comet is like a conglobate nebula; its beard is an effluvium from the head, expelled through the rays of the sun; the tail represents the death of the head
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[Kepler, J., Appendix to the Hyperaspistes or Gleanings from the Assayer of Galileo, 1625] I have adopted a contrary view which … beards, hair or rays, and bodies--according to the … of the aether. The head is like a … through the rays of the sun into the … the tail represents the death of the head. … Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: history of science (40 items)