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  2. Historical comet observations in China - Wikipedia

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    Around forty comets have had their orbits calculated based entirely on ancient Chinese records. [2] Of the well known comets, besides Halley, Brian G. Marsden suggested, based on Chinese and other ancient observations, that the Great Comet of 1106 was a previous apparition of Comet Ikeya–Seki. [14]

  3. Observational history of comets - Wikipedia

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    Little is known of what people thought about comets before Aristotle, who observed his eponymous comet, and most of what is known comes secondhand.From cuneiform astronomical tablets, and works by Aristotle, Diodorus Siculus, Seneca, and one attributed to Plutarch but now thought to be Aetius, it is observed that ancient philosophers divided themselves into two main camps.

  4. Halley's Comet - Wikipedia

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    The confirmation of the comet's return was the first time anything other than planets had been shown to orbit the Sun. [36] It was also one of the earliest successful tests of Newtonian physics, and a clear demonstration of its explanatory power. [37] The comet was first named in Halley's honour by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in ...

  5. New findings show ancient comet likely responsible for glass ...

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    The exploding comet also created tornado-force winds which hurtled the chunks of molten glass across the region. A comet glowing in the night sky just above the horizon. (Image/Alberto Agostini)

  6. Lists of comets - Wikipedia

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    Periodic comets usually have elongated elliptical orbits, and usually return to the vicinity of the Sun after a number of decades. The official names of non-periodic comets begin with a "C"; the names of periodic comets begin with "P" or a number followed by "P". Comets that have been lost or disappeared have names with a "D". Comets whose ...

  7. Astronomers discover comet 100,000-times bigger than Halley's

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    Scientists in Germany have observed a comet-like object in a distant galaxy that is similar in composition to the famed Halley's comet -- just a LOT bigger. Astronomers discover comet 100,000 ...

  8. Great Comet of 1680 - Wikipedia

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    John Flamsteed was the first to propose that the two bright comets of 1680–1681 were the same comet, one traveling inbound to the Sun and the other outbound, and Newton originally disputed this. Newton later changed his mind, and then, with Edmond Halley 's help, purloined some of Flamsteed's data to verify this was the case without giving ...

  9. Comet E3 to make closest approach to Earth tonight - AOL

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    Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has been shining progressively brighter in recent weeks, and experts say that it is now bright enough to see with the unaided eye from dark areas. A zoomed-in image of Comet ...