Comets are facts of observation; there is no mistake as to the real existence of such bodies, whatever they may be. They always excite our admiration. They are full of wonder. They come from the unsearchable depths of space, and after shining in our heavens a few weeks, disappear in the unsearchable depths.


Walks and Talks in the Geological Field - Chapter XXXVI (p. 208), Chautauqua Press. 1890


Comets are facts of observation; there is no mistake as to the real existence of such bodies, whatever they may be. They always excite our...

Comets are facts of observation; there is no mistake as to the real existence of such bodies, whatever they may be. They always excite our...

Comets are facts of observation; there is no mistake as to the real existence of such bodies, whatever they may be. They always excite our...

Comets are facts of observation; there is no mistake as to the real existence of such bodies, whatever they may be. They always excite our...