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The combined effects of the stars and of Jupiter appear to determine the main statistical features of the orbits of comets.

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The article indicates how three facts concerning the long-period comets, which hitherto were not well understood, namely the random distribution of orbital planes and of perihelions, and the preponderance of nearly-parabolic orbits, may be considered as necessary consequences of the perturbations acting on the comets.

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