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A synopsis of the astronomy of comets

Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742, Senex, John, d. 1740, publisher, Burndy Library, donor. DSI · 1705 · London : Printed for John Senex ... · 1 picture

A 1705 London astronomy treatise on comets, written by Edmond Halley and published by John Senex for a scholarly readership. Its single picture is a geometric diagram of a comet's path, drawn as plain lines and lettered points over a horizontal baseline, which a designer might use as a clean technical line motif with labelled-point detailing.

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