The Great Comet of 1577: a Palestinian observation
Open Access
- 9 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Copernicus GmbH in History of Geo- and Space Sciences
- Vol. 12 (1), 111-114
- https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-12-111-2021
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).Keywords
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