Monge medieval pode ter sido o primeiro a avistar o cometa Halley

Uma nova pesquisa sugere que um monge inglês identificou o cometa Halley como um visitante recorrente quase sete séculos antes de Edmond Halley receber o crédito pela descoberta. Eilmer de Malmesbury teria reconhecido o cometa visto em 1066 como o mesmo objeto que ele havia observado em 989.

De acordo com relatos preservados pelo historiador do século XII Guilherme de Malmesbury, o monge Eilmer, também conhecido como Aethelmaer, compreendeu a conexão entre as duas aparições. O professor Simon Portegies Zwart, da Universidade de Leiden, e o pesquisador Lewis chegaram a essa conclusão após reexaminar os textos medievais. Suas descobertas aparecem no livro Dorestad and Everything After. Ports, townscapes & travelers in Europe, 800-1100.

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