Babylonian Tablet Recording Halley's Comet, 164 BCE

A Babylonian tablet recording the appearance of Halley's comet around the 22 to the 28 of September, 164 BCE. Babylonian astronomers recorded daily astronomical observations from at least the 7th century BCE. Halley's Comet, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75-76 years. Clear records of the comet's appearances were made by Chinese, Babylonian, and medieval European chroniclers, but, at those times, were not recognized as reappearances of the same object. The comet's periodicity was first determined in 1705 by English astronomer Edmond Halley, after whom it is now named

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Babylon Comet Cuneiform Tablet

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