Carl Sagan Quotes

The Approach To Earth Of Halley's Comet In The Year 66 Is The Probable Explanation Of The Account By Josephus Of A Sword That Hung Over Jerusalem For A Whole Year. In 1066 The Normans Witnessed Another Return Of Halley's Comet. Since It Must, They Thought, Presage The Fall Of Some Kingdom, The Comet Encouraged, In Some Sense Precipitated, The Invasion Of England By William The Conqueror. The Comet Was Duly Noted In A Newspaper Of The Time, The Bayeux Tapestry.

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