94. Q. What is the character of the orbits of some comets? A. Very enormously elongated. One end may lie inside the earth’s orbit, and the other end be as far beyond Neptune as that is from the sun. 95. Q. How many comets have been visible to the naked eye since the Christian era? A. Five hundred. 96. Q. How many have been seen by telescopes since their invention? A. Two hundred. 97. Q. How is the number of comets belonging to our solar system estimated by some authorities? A. By millions. 98. Q. What is the comet last seen in 1852, previously separated into two parts, called? A. Biela’s lost comet. 99. Q. How near did the great comet of 1843 pass to the sun? A. It passed nearer than any other known body. It almost grazed the sun. 100. Q. What was one of the most magnificent comets of modern times? A. Donati’s comet of 1858. OUTLINE OF C. L. S. C. STUDIES FOR FEBRUARY. The required C. L. S. C. reading for the month of February comprises the first part of Bishop Warren’s Recreations in Astronomy, to page 134; the corresponding parts of Chautauqua Text-Book No. 2, Studies of the Stars; and readings in Astronomy, English, Russian, Scandinavian, and Religious History and Literature, and Bible History and Literature. Bishop Warren’s Recreations in Astronomy, and Chautauqua Text-Book No. 2, Studies of the Stars, are in book form; the remainder of the required reading for the month is published in THE CHAUTAUQUAN for February. The following division is made according to weeks: FIRST WEEK—1. Warren’s Recreations in Astronomy, chapters I and II—Creative Processes, Creative Progress—to page 40. 2. Chautauqua Text-Book No. 2, Studies of the Stars—the Morning Star, pages 3 and 4; Gravitation, from page 11 to page 15, both inclusive. 3. History of Russia, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 4. Readings in Religious and Bible History and Literature; Sunday Readings, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN, selections for February 4. SECOND WEEK—1. Warren’s Recreations in Astronomy, chapters III and IV—Astronomical Instruments, Celestial Measurements—from page 41 to page 74, inclusive. 2. Chautauqua Text-Book No. 2, Studies of the Stars—Light—pages 8, 9, and 10. 3. History and Literature of Scandinavia, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 4. Readings in Religious and Bible History and Literature; Sunday Readings in THE CHAUTAUQUAN, selections for February 11. THIRD WEEK—1. Warren’s Recreations in Astronomy, chapter V—The Sun—from page 75 to page 96, inclusive. 2. Chautauqua Text-Book No. 2, Studies of the Stars—The Sun—pages 5, 6, and 7. 3. Pictures from English History, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 4. Readings in Religious and Bible History and Literature; Sunday Readings in THE CHAUTAUQUAN, selections for February 18. FOURTH WEEK—1. Warren’s Recreations in Astronomy, chapters VI and VII—The Planets as Seen from Space; Shooting Stars, Meteors, and Comets—from page 97 to page 134, inclusive.