Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name

King William should have seen his demise coming, according to the medieval omen experts of his era. Halley’s comet appeared ...
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Should We Rename Halley’s Comet? It’s Been Suggested, But We Like His Chances

The release in question is based on a book chapter in which Professor Michael Lewis of the British Museum and Professor Simon ...
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Research Suggests That An 11th-Century Monk Discovered Halley’s Comet 600 Years Before Astronomer Edmond Halley

However, new research has revealed that an 11th-century English monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury actually recognized the comet ...
Ancient Origins

English Monk Identified Halley’s Comet 600 Years Before Halley

The comet the world knows as Halley’s Comet may owe its “first to spot the pattern” credit to someone far earlier than Edmond Halley: an 11th-century English monk. New interdisciplinary research ...
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Halley wasn't the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests

An 11th-century monk saw the famous "Halley's comet" first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.
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Photos of Halley's Comet Through History

This photo of Halley's comet was taken by the Russian Vega 2 spacecraft, one of two Soviet probes (Vega 1 was the other) to rendezvous with the comet during its 1986 trip through the solar system in ...