LC control no. | sh 85058465 |
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LC classification | QB723.H2 |
Geographic heading | Halley's comet |
Variant(s) | 1P/ Halley (Comet) Comet 1P/Halley Comet Halley |
See also | Comets |
Special note | This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision. |
Found in | NASA Thes. (Halley's comet. Def.: a member of the solar system with an orbit and a period of about 76 years) Room, A. Dict. of astronomical names, 1988 (Halley's comet: the best-known comet to the lay observer or non-astronomer, and one whose return can be confidently predicted every 76 years. See reference from Comey Halley) Mitton, J. Cambridge dict. of astronomy, 2001 (Halley's Comet (Comet 1P/Halley): the most famous of all periodic comets) Dict. of astronomy, 2003 (Halley's comet (1P/Halley): best known periodic comet) |