Halley’s Comet Has the Wrong Name, New Research Suggests

Evidence from medieval chronicles suggests that the periodic nature of Halley’s Comet was recognized centuries earlier than previously believed. Edmond Halley is widely associated with identifying the ...
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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 ...
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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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An English monk noticed Halley’s comet’s pattern long before Halley did

There is a tendency of history to give the wrong name to the right idea, particularly where the idea is bright enough to be noticed on the other side of the continent. Over centuries, the Halley comet ...
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Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1066 CE appearance of Halley's comet is famously depicted in the Bayeux tapestry. Every 76 years, a comet from the depths of ...
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Edmond Halley Astronomy Club

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