Halley’s 1835 Visit

Comet 1P/Halley

Comet 1P/Halley
Sketch by Sir John Herschel

Comet Halley’s 1835 visit was beautifully documented in Sir John Herschel’s drawing seen above. The drawing was published in Volume XXI of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific – 1909, available at Google Books.

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