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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1910
Page
7
Boston observers track the Halleylike visitor as transit looms and tail structure draws study. Professors Rice Wilson Lowell debate whether the tail will touch Earth, while Harvard and DePauw astronomers report daylight views, Venus influence on tail shape, and a sunlike spectrum.
Ann Arbor May 16 Professor W J Hussey of the University of Michigan argues there is no danger as Earth passes through Halley's comet tail on May 18. The tail consists of tiny, widely scattered particles and Earth's dense atmosphere will resist them. He notes past occurrences were rare and could be observed for potential new insights into these comets. The comet's intrinsic light arises from luminous gas likely excited by solar action.
In Chicago and Ithaca reports scientists say the Earth will pass through Halley’s tail with negligible risk. Dr D J McHugh and Prof O M Leland say the tail will miss the Earth closely and that the atmosphere will shield us from gas or cyanogen. Claude L Wooley foresees possible electrical effects on communications May 18 and 19. Dr John R Hooper says the average person may not notice any comet at all as the moon shines Wednesday.
London May 16 Astronomer A C D Crommelin Greenwich Observatory reports Halley’s Comet has brightened rapidly from sixth to near second magnitude. The tail length and structure suggest a large inner kernel with penumbra. By mid May it nears Earth and will pass between us and the Sun on May 18, with closest approach about 14 million miles on May 20.
History of Halley’s Comet including its discovery by Edmund Halley predicting its 1758 return and a 75 to 79 year period. Notes on appearances dating to 240 B C, diameter estimates, orbital path beyond Neptune, speed near the sun, and historical superstitions from 1887 to 1619 centuries.
May 16 New York report says Haitian Port au Prince workers and residents hear of comet pills newly added to the pharmacopeia. Hamburg America liner Alleghe ny delivered word of the pill's appearance with crews and locals including stevedores farmers and merchants in Port au Prince.
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