File:Trouvelot - The great comet of 1881 - 1881.jpg

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Description

English: The great comet of 1881 (Comet C/1881 K1). Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M. (Plate XI from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings 1881)

Source

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Author



Alternative names	Etienne Leopold Trouvelot; E. L. Trouvelot
Description	French artist, illustrator, astronomer and biologist
Date of birth/death	26 December 1827	22 April 1895
Location of birth/death	Aisne, France	Meudon, France
Authority file	: Q32426 VIAF: 301151310 ISNI: 0000000408490171 LCCN: no2017144807 GND: 1035177501 SUDOC: 172639069 WorldCat

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:39, 24 December 2018	7,162 × 9,359 (13.08 MB)	M5	High-resolution scan without color samples
	16:57, 28 April 2013	6,726 × 9,851 (37.32 MB)	Brandmeister~commonswiki	high resolution
	10:15, 8 February 2012	514 × 681 (17 KB)	LeastCommonAncestor	cropped
	10:13, 8 February 2012	602 × 760 (35 KB)	LeastCommonAncestor	{{Information \|Description=The great comet of 1881 (Comet C/1881 K1). Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M. (1881-1882) \|Source=http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?TROUVELOT_011 \|Author={{Creator:Étienne Léopold Trouvelot}} \|P