Comet Lore
- Subtitle
- Halley's Comet in History and Astronomy
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1. Front matter2. ILLUSTRATIONS3. THE COMING OF THE COMET4. WHY HALLEY’S COMET?5. THE TERROR OF THE COMET6. THE EFFECTS OF COMETS ON MAN7. THIS YEAR’S PROPHECIES8. FAMOUS COMETS OF OLDEN TIMES9. GREAT EVENTS CONNECTED WITH HISTORIC COMETS IN ANTIQUITY10. GREAT EVENTS LINKED WITH COMETS SINCE CHRIST11. HALLEY’S BALEFUL COMET12. THE STORY OF EDMUND HALLEY13. WHAT ARE COMETS?14. THE PERIL OF THE COMET15. THE END OF THE WORLD16. COLOPHON