Project Gutenberg 2012-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 267 Kirkwood, Daniel 1814 1895 06014048 Comets and Meteors Their phenomena in all ages; their mutual relations; and the theory of their origin. Produced by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Comets and Meteors" by Daniel Kirkwood is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the phenomena of comets and meteors, exploring their historical observations, mutual relationships, and the theories surrounding their origins. Kirkwood aims to engage the public interest in these celestial events and discusses various topics, including cometary orbits and the disintegration of comets into meteor streams. The opening of the treatise sets the stage by tracing the origins of meteoric astronomy, highlighting the impactful meteor showers of 1833 that sparked scientific inquiry into previous occurrences. Kirkwood introduces the structure of the solar system and the characteristics of comets, emphasizing their unique orbits and behaviors compared to planets. He briefly reviews the historical context of comet observations, mentioning notable encounters with comets through the ages, and presents the fundamental premise that these celestial bodies are more than mere wonders—they play a pivotal role in understanding the dynamics of our solar system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Comets Meteors QB Text Category: Science - Physics 202510 2025-08-17T03:31:13.451200 text/html 173616 2024-10-23T12:51:05 text/html 394613 2025-08-17T03:31:20.619169 application/epub+zip 395637 2025-08-17T03:31:16.353168 application/epub+zip 134786 2025-08-17T03:31:15.059177 application/epub+zip 527951 2025-08-17T03:31:23.543627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510672 2025-08-17T03:31:19.728174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252450 2022-09-19T05:00:33.062738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149754 2025-08-17T03:31:12.609203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129946 2024-10-23T12:51:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16110 2025-08-17T03:31:23.691639 application/rdf+xml 13806 2025-08-17T03:31:15.566180 image/jpeg 3536 2025-08-17T03:31:15.310191 image/jpeg 395483 2025-08-17T03:31:13.479234 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia