Predicted return of Halley’s Comet observed
Date as reported
Johann Georg Palitzsch detected the returning comet whose reappearance Halley had predicted.
- Type
- astronomical observation
- Category
- astronomical observation
- Organization
- Johann Georg Palitzsch
- Participants
- Johann Georg Palitzsch
Sources and attribution
- NASA HEASARC — 1700–1799 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.