Sujet
Comet of December 1680 (Kirch), 1681. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Comet of December 1680 (Kirch), 1681. Isaac Newton calculated that the comet was travelling at 88,000 mph and that it passed so near the Sun that at one time it was only 1/6 of the Sun's diameter from its surface. From a pamphlet by Simon Bornmeister. (Nuremberg, 1681).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1681
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B64_448
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,8Mo) / 42,3cm x 29,6cm / 4996 x 3498 (300dpi)