File:Cuneiform tablet recording observation of Halley's Comet.JPG

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Description	English: Observation of Haley's Comet, recorded in Cuneiform on a clay tablet between 22-28 September 164 BCE, Babylon, Iraq. British Museum, London. BM 41462
Date	27 February 2010
Source	Own work
Author	Gavin.collins

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