Article ID: CBB405119653

Comet tales from India: Donati’s Comet of 1858 (C/1858 L1 Donati) (2021)

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On 02 June 1858 at the Observatory of Florence, Giambattista Donati (1826–1873) discovered a faint nebulous patch what was destined to become one of the most brilliant comets in history. Named after him, Donati’s Comet (1858 VI; C/1858 L1 (Donati)) enthralled sky watchers in Europe and elsewhere like never before. This paper brings together tales of the observations of this comet made in India. Ironically, the celestial visitor happened to rise in India’s most turbulent times. It was seen by many as a baleful sign out to ruin and observed by some for science.

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Authors & Contributors
Kapoor, R. C.
Orchiston, Wayne
Orchiston, Wayne
Andrzej M. Sołtan
R. Jayakrishnan
Drummond, John
Concepts
Astronomical observatories
Observation
Astronomy
Comets; meteors; meteorites
Great Britain, colonies
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Time Periods
19th century
Medieval
Ancient
20th century, early
18th century
17th century
Places
India
New Zealand
Great Britain
Tartu (Estonia)
Middle and Near East
Estonia
Institutions
Madras Observatory
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
East India Company (English)
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of London
Universität Dorpat
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