The Annals of the Four Masters record that the Great Comet of 1577 "was wondered at by all universally". The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The Great Comet of 1577 was a comet that passed close to Earth. It was viewed by people all over Europe, including the famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and Turkish astronomer Taqi ad-Din. From his observations of the comet, Brahe was able to discover that comets and similar objects travel above the Earth's atmosphere.
It would be nice if you could identify the image: is it the comet of 1577 or merely a comet with people looking at it, who drew the picture, an/or anything else to identify the image?
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