Written as Halley’s Comet was due to return in 1910, this popular book explains why astronomers could predict the visitor to the very night, and then turns to history. It recounts the terror comets have inspired, the effects people have blamed on them, the prophecies of that year, and the wars and great events linked with comets from antiquity onward.
A lively mix of astronomy and folklore, enjoyable for anyone who has looked up at a comet and wondered. Download the free EPUB.