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A54568 The Petitioning-comet, or, A Brief chronology of all the famous comets and their events that have happen'd from the birth of Christ, to this very day : together with a modest enquiry into this present comet. 1681 (1681) Wing P1864; ESTC R33389 14,071 16

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