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Mertie Ferry
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∙ 14y agoComets have been seen by earth's people since the beginning of time so no known individual person is credited with their discovery.
There may be no record of the individual who first discovered comets. But there's a record as to where the word in English comes from. Its origins go back to the classical Latin word 'cometes', which is from the even earlier, ancient Greek. The original word 'kome' is classical Greek for 'hair of the head'. From that word, its pioneer use in the form 'kometes', as 'stars with hair', is credited to Aristotle [384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.].
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Who discovered Fayes comet?
Hervé Faye discovered 4P/Faye (Faye's Comet or Comet Faye) in November, 1843.
What year was Halley's comet discovered?
halley's comet was discovered in 1705 by Edmond halley
Who discovered comet hyakutake?
Yuji Hyakutake, from southern Japan, discovered the comet Hyakutake
Where was comet wild 2 discovered?
it was discovered in zimmerwald
Who discovered Ryves Comet?
Ryves Comet was discovered by P.M. Ryves, an English amateur astronomer, on August 14, 1931.
How was Faye's comet discovered?
Herve Faye discovered it in 1843.
Who discovered the comet hale-bopp comet?
Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.
What kind of comet did Maria Mitchell discover?
Maria Mitchell discovered a telescopic comet
What was the comet called that Maria Mitchell discovered?
It was called Miss Mitchell's Comet and is also known as Comet 1847 VI.
What is the name of the first comet?
its called a dirty snowball because of the wau it looks
Who discovered a comet in 1847?
Maria Mitchell.
When was the comet swift tuttle discovered?
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