Comets over a farm, 18th century illustration

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18th century illustration showing the comet of 1744 over a farm at centre. The comet of 1742 is seen in the upper left corner. There is also a smaller illustration of the 1744 comet as observed by English astronomer Newton's telescope on 16th February 1744. Printed by Dutch artist Johannes de Groot (II).

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Size: 3000px × 4227px
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Photo credit: © Rijksmuseum/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 1700s, 1742, 1744, 18th, artwork, astronomical, astronomy, century, comet, de, dutch, european, groot, historical, history, ii, illustration, johannes, netherlands, night, space, stars, tail