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Aristotle, King David, King Zhou and Pharao Thutmosis III have seen comet Encke

K. David, K. Zhou, Göran Henriksson

2020MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3605658

Abstract

Aristotle saw a great winter comet with a tail reaching up to Orion. It was Comet Encke on 31 December in 372 BC. When it became visible in the morning, after 9 January 371 BC, Ephoros saw its nucl ...

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DAVID, K.; ZHOU, K.; HENRIKSSON, Göran. Aristotle, king david, king zhou and pharao thutmosis III have seen comet encke. MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020, 20: 29–43.