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Engraving of a bright comet with a long tail over a hillside at dawn, two men on a path, trees at left, buildings in the distance.

Astronomy: a large, bright, comet in the night sky over Winchester, being observed by two men. Engraving by H.R. Cook, 1811, after Pether.

An engraving of a bright comet with a long tail over a hillside at dawn, with a cluster of tall trees on the left. Two men stand and sit on a path in the foreground, looking up toward the sky above distant buildings and rolling hills.

Artist
Unknown
Date
May 1, 1820
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2584 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1820.
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: El cometa de 1811 visto desde Otterbourne Hill, cerca de Winchester

Grabado de un cometa brillante con una larga cola luminosa sobre una colina rural al amanecer, con un grupo de árboles altos a la izquierda. Dos hombres, uno de pie y otro sentado, miran hacia el cielo desde un sendero en primer plano, junto a edificios lejanos y colinas.

Português: O Cometa de 1811 visto de Otterbourne Hill, perto de Winchester

Gravura de um cometa brilhante com longa cauda luminosa sobre uma colina rural ao amanhecer, com um grupo de árvores altas à esquerda. Dois homens, um de pé e outro sentado, olham para o céu de um caminho em primeiro plano, perto de edifícios distantes e colinas.

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