NASA NTRS · 20060037600
Ancient Chinese Observations and Modern Cometary Models
Abstract
Ancient astronomical observations, primarily by Chinese, represent the only data source for discerning the long-term behavior of comets. These sky watchers produced astrological forecasts for their emperors. The comets Halley, Swift-Tuttle, and Tempel-Tuttle have been observed for 2000 years. Records of the Leonid meteor showers, starting from A.D.902, are used to guide predictions for the 1998-1999 reoccurrence.
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Yeomans, D. K.. 1995-01-01. Ancient Chinese Observations and Modern Cometary Models. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060037600
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