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Halley’s Comet is one of the most extensively recorded celestial objects in human history. Chinese, Babylonian, Japanese, and European records show that this object has been observed since at least 240 BCE. Its brightest appearance in 1066 coincided with the Battle of Hastings and was depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. In medieval Europe, Halley’s appearance was commonly interpreted as an omen of disaster. In the modern era, English astronomer Edmond Halley in 1682 determined that the comet observ