Author:
Silverman Sam M.,Limor Eran
Abstract
Abstract. C/1577 V1 was one of the brightest comets and one of the few early
observed twin-tail comets. This paper presents the historical and cultural
background for the observation of the comet from Safed, Palestine (1577).
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science,General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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