File:Great Comet of 1882.jpg

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Description	English: Photograph of the Great Comet of 1882, as seen from South Africa Polski: Wielka Kometa Wrześniowa z 1882 roku
Date	7 November 1882
Source	South African Astronomical Observatory
Author	Sir David Gill, 1843-1914
Permission ( Reusing this file)	Copyright expired as artist died more than 70 years ago.

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