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Written in 1877 by the French journalist Amédée Guillemin, this work appeared on British bookshelves at a time of intense interest in space, the solar system and stars. In the same year, Schiaparelli made his infamous 'discovery' of Martian canals, whetting the public's appetite for all things astronomical. Guillemin's account of comets was equally ambitious & more valuable. His subjects range from comet superstitions in Renaissance Italy to an accessible explanation of their orbits, constitution & brilliance. As James Glaisher notes in his Preface, 'there is no work that at all occupies the ground covered' by Guillemin. The author's imaginative prose was translated sympathetically by Glaisher. Accompanied by 85 striking illustrations, including Halley's Comet as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, The World of Comets provides an insight into both astronomy & 19th-century scientific enquiry.

Comets.