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...necessary to the existence of the republic ? Aff. 1781. Is the starry heaven made of fire ? Aff. 1674. Is there a stone that makes gold? Aff. 1687. Can mortals be changed into one another alternately? Aff. 1703. Is the earth the centre of the universe? Neg. 1717. Is a comet, which only appears after many years, more a foreboding of divine wrath than a planet which rises daily. Neg. 1770. Can real gold be made by the art of chemistry? Aff. 1771. Were the aborigines of America descended from Abraham? Aff. 1773. Is the color of the Indians the original...
...phenomenon is explained. Electricity is one theory for no apparent reason, except that it seems to be the custom of the present age when anything in nature is entirely unaccountable to attribute it to electricity. Another startling theory is that our planet is passing through the tail of a comet, but this does not seem to be plausible as no nucleus to it has as yet been descried in any direction. Some scientists pretend that the redness is due to frozen moisture through which the sun refracts its rays, and Professor Proctor states that we may possibly be passing through...
...dispatch was received at the Harvard Observatory yesterday from Melbourne, Australia, announcing the discovery of a new comet...
...comet of 1812, which for several weeks has been within telescopic range is now visible to the naked eye. It is but a faint object yet, but will increase in brightness until January 25, when it reaches its perihelion...
...comet of 1812 is daily growing brighter and will soon be visible to the naked...