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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1881

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MLA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The great comet of 1881: Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5e5b160-c62b-012f-34e9-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1882). The great comet of 1881: Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5e5b160-c62b-012f-34e9-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The great comet of 1881: Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5e5b160-c62b-012f-34e9-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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