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Wood engraving of a bright comet with a long glowing tail streaking across a starry night sky over a flat landscape with a river and trees.

Astronomy: a comet in the night sky. Wood engraving, ca. 1860.

A wood engraving shows a long, bright comet with a glowing tail streaking diagonally across a starry night sky above a flat landscape. Below, a winding river reflects the light, and a row of trees stands at the right, with a printed caption and two columns of text beneath the scene.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1860
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3363 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1860.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Fenómeno meteórico: un cometa en el cielo nocturno

Un grabado en madera muestra un cometa largo y brillante, con una cola luminosa que cruza en diagonal un cielo nocturno lleno de estrellas sobre un paisaje llano. Abajo, un río sinuoso refleja la luz, y a la derecha se alzan unos árboles, bajo un pie de imagen y dos columnas de texto.

Português: Fenômeno meteórico: um cometa no céu noturno

Uma xilogravura mostra um cometa longo e brilhante, com uma cauda luminosa que atravessa diagonalmente um céu noturno cheio de estrelas sobre uma paisagem plana. Abaixo, um rio sinuoso reflete a luz, e à direita erguem-se árvores, sob uma legenda e duas colunas de texto.

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