Show TilE NEW COMET It Is Identical With Bielas Comet of Long Ago BOSTO Mass Nov nThe Commonwealth Common-wealth will say tomorrow Adviceo from European Union astronomers hint at the fact that Professor Berberich of Berlin considers the newly discovered Holmes comet as probably identical with Bielas This i substaniated will b of the greatest great-est interest to astronomers The comet was originally discovered in 1772 by Montague Mon-tague at Limoges Its periodicity was established I Dy Biela at Jehosiphat Bohemia In 1826 but its position In proximity to tho sun prevented pre-vented its observations on several of its returns re-turns In Ib45 it was eeen as a faint ngoulas and observed to separate into two I portions On its next return in 1852 two companions were discernable but widely separated and since that time it has not boon Been En 1872 a I stream of meteors were noted the orbit of which agreed with that of this comet and I an interesting relationship was at once established There is a possibility that this comet transformed into a stream of meteors is once again visible to us as a comet of exceeding interest and of value aa well as a step towards the solution of a mystery surrounding these wanderers of I the skies I |