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The first "certain" appearance of Halley's Comet is from 240 BC, in the Chinese chronicle Records of the Grand Historian or Shiji, which describes a comet that appeared "in the east and moved north".

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1704Halley's Comet was discovered in 1705 by Edmond Halley
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It is seen in 1531, and followed a 76-year orbit. There is no accurate date on when the comet is first seen.

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