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The Monk Who Recognised Halley's Comet First
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The Monk Who Recognised Halley's Comet First
The comet bearing Edmond Halley's name may have been misnamed! New research from Leiden University reveals that an 11th Century English monk recognised the famous comet's periodicity centuries before the British astronomer. Eilmer of Malmesbury witnessed the comet's appearances in both 989 and 1066, linking the two observations and understanding they represented the same celestial visitor returning after decades, a realisation documented by the …
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The protagonist is Eilmer of Malmesbury, a Benedictine monk of the 11th century who would have managed to capture the celestial object even twice.
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