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DescriptionGreat Comet 1861.jpg	English: Great Comet of 1861, also known as C/1861 J1 or comet Tebbutt; drawing by E. Weiss^[1]
Date	published 1888
Source	E. Weiß: "Bilderatlas der Sternenwelt"
Author	E. Weiß
Permission (Reusing this file)	Copyright expired (book printed in 1888, author died in 1917)

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↑ Palmer, Michael E. (2014-05-13). Omen From the Sky? The Comet of 1861 (in en). Archived from the original on 2017-05-02.

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	22:25, 16 February 2006	512 × 355 (73 KB)	Vesta~commonswiki	* '''Source:''' E. Weiß: ''"Bilderatlas der Sternenwelt"'' (1888) * '''Description:''' Great Comet of 1861, also known as C/1861 or comet Tebbutt. * Copyright expired (book printed in 1888, author died in 1917) {{PD-Old}} Category:Comets

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[1] Palmer, Michael E. (2014-05-13). Omen From the Sky? The Comet of 1861 (in en). Archived from the original on 2017-05-02.

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