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There is a movement to rename Halley's Comet to Eilmer's Comet as monk Eilmer of Malmesbury was the first to identify the returning comet. (www.universiteitleiden.nl)
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[–] jambudz@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They can’t even pronounce Halley’s Comet right. They’re not changing it.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We always called it Hailey’s comet but knew it was spelt differently.

Do you pronounce it Hal-Lee or something like that?

[–] jambudz@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

Edmund Halley, yeah Hal-lee