Comet cultural history https://www.mpg.de/22464157/comet-cultural-history
The sight of a bright comet has fascinated people at all times. But what is behind such a celestial spectacle? It was only in modern times that researchers discovered the phenomenon – by which time the tail stars had already had a long career as bringers of bad luck or divine messengers.
.), whose views were to dominate the astronomical and physical worldview in the West