Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

J L, pseud.  [John Leech] *

Subjects:

Astronomy, Observation

    Depicts a parlour in which we see a boy reading a newspaper and his grandmother knitting. The grandmother 'collapses' when the boy explains, in great scientific detail, how the tail of a comet forms.