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Great comet, 1887 70:37 (2008-003)
VI: Yerkes Observatory
Great southern comet of 1887 as seen in January. Its discoverer John Macon Thome was director of the Argentine National Observatory.
Thome, John Macon, 1843-1908 | Comets | Comet tails | Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico
1887-01
Glass plate negatives; 7.1 x 9.0 cm
Archival Photographic Files
University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
apf6-01866

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