| LC control no. | sh 96004091 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Comets--44 B.C. |
| Variant(s) | Caesar's comet Julian star Sidus Iulium |
| Found in | Work cat.: 96-17535: Ramsey, J.T. The Ludi Victoriae Caesaris and the Comet of 44 B.C., 1996: p. 1-3 (Caesar's comet, Comet of 44 B.C., Julian star, Sidus Iulium, not known to be periodic) Levy, D.H. Quest for comets, 1994: index (Comets, unnamed, 44 B.C.) p. 18 (Seneca in Quaestiones naturales wrote "[comet] that burst out after the death of the late Emperor Julius Caesar, about sunset on the day of the games to Venus Genetrix.") Yeomans. Comets, 1991: p. 367, under Naked Eye Comets (reported through A.D. 1700: 44 B.C. May-June; China, Korea, Italy: a broom star comet seen at the Northwest. During the games that Octavian was holding in honor of the assassinated Julius Caesar, several Roman authors reported a comet was seen in the north for 3 to 7 days.) |
| Not found in | Britannica Micro.; Random House; Web. 3 |
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