“the Comet”
Date
1-7-1812
Newspaper
Edenton Gazette
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 4
Newspaper Location
Edenton, North Carolina
Serial Number
866
Abstract
Brief article on the the Comet of 1811-1812, from French journal makes analogy that the comet is nothing but a group of retired stars meeting together. Humorous analysis.
Transcript
The Comet.--The following whimsical account of this splendid visitor, has been given in a French Military Journal:--"That it is a parcel of old Stars, who, being no longer of any use, and allowed half-pay, have agreed to mess together."
Recommended Citation
"“the Comet”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 849.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/849
