MAKE A MEME View Large Image Burritt - Huntington Chart of Comets, Star Clusters, Galaxies, and Nebulae - Geographicus - Comets2-burritt-1856.jpg This rare chart of comets star clusters and nebula was engraved W G Evans of New York for Burritt ™s Atlas to Illustrate ...
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Keywords: 1856 Burritt - Huntington Chart of Comets, Star Clusters, Galaxies, and Nebulae - Geographicus - Comets2-burritt-1856.jpg This rare chart of comets star clusters and nebula was engraved W G Evans of New York for Burritt ™s Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens Notes several important comets recorded in the previous 300 years including the Comet of 1689 the Comet of 1744 The Great Comet of 1680 the Great Comet of 1811 Halley ™s Cement the Great Comet of 119 and the Comet of 1843 Also shows several well known nebulas including the Horse Shoe Nebula the Spiral Nebula and the Dumb Bell Nebula This unusual chart appeared in the 1856 edition of Burritt ™s Atlas and was not present in earlier edition 1856 dated Size in 13 5 14 5 object history credit line accession number Comets2-burritt-1856 Burritt E <i>Atlas Designed to Illustrate Burritt's Geography of the Heavens</i> 1856 edition Geographicus-source PD-art Astronomical object comparisons Drawings of astronomical objects Star clusters Nebulae Comets Great Comet of 1811
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