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6. Dr. Hector exhibited some views of the comet and a diagram of its orbit, and by the aid of a model gave a most lucid and interesting explanation of the phases through which it has passed since the 7th September, when it was first observed. He mentioned, as a
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remarkable feature in regard to this comet, that it had approached more closely to the sun than any comet on record, except perhaps that of 1843, and that astronomers were of opinion that it was following very closely the orbit of that comet, if not identical with it.