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Halley's Comet Record (1066)
The 1066 return of Halley's Comet left observation records across Eurasia, most famously in the History of Song's Treatise on Astronomy and the Bayeu…
Timeline
- 1066Kaifeng · KaifengThe Northern Song Directorate of Astronomy recorded the comet's appearance at Kaifeng in 1066, documented in the History of Song's Treatise on Astronomy, one of East Asia's official astronomical archives.
- 1066England · EnglandThe 1066 comet was visible over England; later works such as the Bayeux Tapestry linked it with Harold II and the Norman Conquest, forming a cross-cultural astronomical-political narrative.
Sources
- Song History (宋史·天文志) — Yuan Dynasty compilers (1345)
- The Bayeux Tapestry https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/
- Comet Halley: Investigations, Results, Interpretations — R. L. Newburn Jr. et al. (1983)