Published March 1986
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Journal article
Comet Halley and its historic passages during the past millennium
Creators
- 1. Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France
Description
The March 12, 1759 return of Comet Halley verified Halley's hypothesis on the existence of periodic comets and supported Newton's principle of universal attraction. Comet Halley's appearances before the 16th century are traced and it is noted that the length of the comet's tail has varied greatly. The comet's rendezvous with ESA's satellite Giotto is discussed briefly
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union
- Journal Volume
- 67
- Series
- EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union.
- Journal Page Range
- 129
- ISSN
- 0096-3941
- CODEN
- EOSTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18063247
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- HALLEY COMET; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; ORBITS; VARIATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- COMETS