From this nucleus, as the comet approaches perihelion, the electric action of the sun, working in a manner at present unknown, drives off volumes [pg 213] of luminous gas, which form the tail; and in some comets the waves of this vapour have been actually seen rising slowly in successive pulses from the nucleus, and then being driven backwards much as the smoke of a steamer is driven.
— from Through the Telescope by James Baikie

The sensation produced by these trials was immense, not only in this, but throughout neighbouring counties, and Thomas Potts, Esq., the clerk of the court, was directed by the judges of assize, Sir Edward Bromley, Knt., and Sir James Altham, Knt., to collect and publish the evidence and other documents connected with the trial, under the revision of the judges themselves; and Potts's "Discovery of Witches," originally published in 1613, has been reprinted by the Chetham Society (vol. vi.), under the editorship of its president, Mr. James Crossley, F.S.A.
— from Lancashire Folk-lore Illustrative of the Superstitious Beliefs and Practices, Local Customs and Usages of the People of the County Palatine by John Harland