Great comet of 1680 (Kirch) as it appeared as it approached the Sun. Artist: Unknown
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Great comet of 1680 (Kirch) as it appeared as it approached the Sun. 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.
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- Isaac Newton: British; English: Physicist, mathematician
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- 002710
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- 0460001508
- 1-157-952
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