When Halley's Comet passed in the early XXth Century, there was just enough science to analyze the chemical content of the tail, but not enough scientific familiarity in the general population to make sound evaluations about scientific findings.
It happened that spectrography showed the comet's tail, through which the Earth would pass, contained hydrogen cyanide, which everybody knew was a poison. What they failed to appreciate was the extremely low concentration of it.
Of course, there's a long history of comets scaring people, as folks are used to a very steady and unchanging sky and anything that goes "wrong," such as a comet or an eclipse, simply MUST be cause for concern.
No, not all comets are named after people. Some comets are named after the astronomers who discovered them, while others are given more generic names based on their characteristics or catalog numbers.
Some with fear. Comets, which are called that because they appear to be "hairy stars," suggest that there are big changes in the otherwise stable heavens and this can be very upsetting. We know today that comets are relatively small, relatively common, and - unless one should actually hit the Earth, which is not very likely - pretty harmless. Probably because a big event in the sky seemed as though it should be connected with a big event on Earth, back during the fear period comets came to be associated with the death of kings. No everybody believed this. When the Roman Emperor Vespasian was told about a comet, he joked that since it was so hairy, it couldn't be a message for him, as he was bald.
The superstitious belief surrounding comets stems from historical misconceptions and fear of the unknown. Before the scientific understanding of comets, they were often seen as omens or harbingers of doom due to their unpredictable appearance in the sky. However, today we know that comets are simply icy bodies that orbit the Sun, and their appearance is a natural occurrence with no supernatural significance.
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
I believe that gigaphobia is the fear of tall people.
cometophobia
Comets have been in space since the start of time. In the 1800's there were many people who knew comets where a space phenomena, there were people who thought it was a message from the gods. What people thought of the comets depended on their cultural beliefs.
I think it was Aristotle who first used the Greek word from which "comet" is derived.
No, not all comets are named after people. Some comets are named after the astronomers who discovered them, while others are given more generic names based on their characteristics or catalog numbers.
Usually after the people they were spotted by.
Some with fear. Comets, which are called that because they appear to be "hairy stars," suggest that there are big changes in the otherwise stable heavens and this can be very upsetting. We know today that comets are relatively small, relatively common, and - unless one should actually hit the Earth, which is not very likely - pretty harmless. Probably because a big event in the sky seemed as though it should be connected with a big event on Earth, back during the fear period comets came to be associated with the death of kings. No everybody believed this. When the Roman Emperor Vespasian was told about a comet, he joked that since it was so hairy, it couldn't be a message for him, as he was bald.
because it can kill you if it falls on you
maybe ask the people in space
People can't visit comets. They are too far away and the practicalities of getting people to do so are not possible. They can be visited by probes and that would be done to learn more about them.
The fear of sales people can be categorized as the fear of strangers: Xenophobia.
if he didnt use fear or violence the people wouldnt be scared of him. so king william used fear like if you dont let me be your king i will burn all your houses down
People who have phonophobia have a fear not only of general noise, but may also fear voices, including their own. It may also refer to a fear of telephones.Acousticophobia is another term used to describe a fear of noise. Ligyrophobia describes a fear of loud noises.