Saturday, February 28, 2009

Halley's Comet--human companion and part of the Bayeux Tapestry

King Harold and nation cower in fear at the close passage of Halley's Comet.

I witnessed Halley's Comet in 1986...my one and only encounter. I suppose that this is the most documented coment sharing mankind's history

David Newton's animated Bayeux Tapestry [in part] depicting the Norman Conquest and establishment of William The Conqueror as the King of England



Bayeux Tapestry


History had recorded the previous visits of Halley's Comet:

B.C.

240,164, 86, 11

A.D.

66, 141, 218, 295, 347, 451, 530, 607, 684, 760, 837, 912, 989, 1066, 1145, 1222, 1301, 1378, 1456, 1531, 1607, 1682, 1759, 1835, 1910, 1986

Next encounter will be in 2061.

Joe Laufer's Halley's Comet newsletter

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