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Biela's Comet Split and Halley's Awe Inspires Debate
A historic, cautious view of Bielas comet history and Halley's tale. The piece recalls the 1846 split into two comets, the 1852 return, and the 1885 Mexico fall of a nickel iron fragment near Mazapil. It weighs whether comets can be captured or shattered by planets and contemplates the potential for Halley to return with or without its tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bieln
Solar System
el Paso
Tex
Young
Princeton
Biela
Earth
Mexico
Halley
Nona
William Wearl
Hidden
American Journal of Science
Century Magazine
Biel
Jerusalem
Iela
Tronomer
Uke Bieln
Asia
Prof. Challis
Cambridge, Observatory
Dbigla
Biola
Senor
Jose A. Y Bonilla
Zacatecas
Mazapil
Senor Bonilla
William Warl
Dbiela
Maozapil
Blela
Jupiter
Saturn
jHi
Elela