Occult Literature
Bredikhin’s Theory of Comet Tails: Three Curving Forms
Three labelled forms curve away from a shared point, contrasting a narrow upper arc with a broad fan of lower lines. The upper labels distinguish an inferred hydrogen tail from a hydrocarbon tail. The caption identifies Bredikhin’s theory of comets’ tails. Ball reproduces the diagram to explain a historical model through the different curvature and spread of its proposed tail types.
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Illustrator not identified. "Bredikhin’s Theory of Comet Tails: Three Curving Forms" [editorial title]. In The Story of the Heavens, Sir Robert Stawell Ball. New and revised 1905 edition, 1905, Cassell and Company, Limited. Source scan leaf 451. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0138-0451
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Illustrator not identified. Bredikhin’s Theory of Comet Tails: Three Curving Forms. The Story of the Heavens. Scan leaf 451. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0138-0451