"5. From these Things given (by the very same Rules that we find the Planets Places, from the Suns Place and Distance given) we may obtain the Apparent or Geocentrick Place of the Comet, together with the Apparent Latitude. And this it may be worth while to illustrate by an Example or two."
Edmond Halley

January 1, 1970

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See Examples I & II: pp. 16-18.

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