Halley's Comet May Have the Wrong Name: The Research That Reclaims an 11th Century Monk
Research suggests Halley's Comet may have been identified centuries earlier by a Benedictine monk, potentially challenging its currently recognized name.
New study: English monk Eilmer noticed the periodicity of Halley's comet as early as the 11th century
A new study reveals that an 11th-century monk observed the famous comet that would later be named Halley's Comet, first as a child and then as an adult.