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Halley realized the same large comet kept returning
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Edmond Halley grew incredibly suspicious of historical records describing bright celestial streaks occurring at eerily regular intervals. He applied strict orbital mechanics to prove these distinct events were actually the exact same chunk of ice looping endlessly. He completely ruined the mystical dread of comets by turning them into a predictable cosmic bus route.
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