Comets shown to be celestial entities

Historical Context Note

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Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) uses parallax to prove that comets are distant entities and not atmospheric phenomena.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Comets shown to be celestial entities". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6083, accessed 05 May 2024.]

6083 Comets shown to be celestial entities 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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