Historical comet observations in China - Wikipedia
WEBChinese records of comets are the most extensive and accurate in existence from the ancient and medieval periods, and stretch back across three millennia. Records exist at least as far back as 613 BC, and records may have …
Observational history of comets - Wikipedia
WEBAncient Chinese records of comet apparitions have been particularly useful to modern astronomers. They are accurate, extensive, and consistent over three millennia. The past orbits of many comets have been calculated entirely from these records and most notably they were used in connection with Halley's comet. [10]
Historical comet observations in China - Wikiwand / articles
WEBChinese records of comets are the most extensive and accurate in existence from the ancient and medieval periods, and stretch back across three millennia. Records exist at least as far back as 613 BC, and records may have …
Chinese astronomy - Wikipedia
WEBDetailed records of astronomical observations began during the Warring States period (fourth century BCE). They flourished during the Han period (202 BCE – 220 CE) and subsequent dynasties with the publication of star catalogues.
Big or really really big? Chinese scientists measure the largest comet ...
WEBApr 18, 2022 · That is the assessment of researchers at a state laboratory in Macau who say they have confirmed the size of the largest comet nucleus astronomers have found.
Unlocking the mystery of comets - Astronomy Magazine
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Ancient Chinese records of comet observations were the most extensive and accurate of both the ancient and medieval periods. Yet they too saw these visitors as disastrous omens.
Some Statistical Aspects of Historical Chinese Astronomy Records …
WEBOct 28, 2014 · For Halley’s Comet, all but one of the 29 returns since 240 BCE is described in Chinese annals (over 95 % complete), while in the case of sunspots far less than 1 % of the expected population has made it into the records.
The identification of comets in Chinese historical records
WEBAug 31, 2010 · This paper presents a “Cross Reference” method in which the perturbation of Jupiter is the only considered factor used to attempt an efficient way of comet identification with ancient Chinese historical records.
March 30, 240 B.C.: Comet Cometh to Cathay - WIRED
WEBMar 30, 2011 · The existing Chinese record is the Records of the Grand Historian, or Shiji (or Shi Chi), written more than a century later around 100 B.C. What the Chinese called a " broom star," because of...
Title: The Chinese comet observation in AD 773 January
WEBAug 13, 2014 · The authors supported their claim using a report of a historic Chinese observation of a comet ostensibly colliding with Earth's atmosphere in AD 773 January. We show here that the Chinese text presented by those authors is not an original historic text, but that it is comprised of several different sources.