In Gary Kronk’s story “Comets: From superstition to science,” you read about comets past and about the fictions and misinformation that surrounded these formerly mysterious celestial bodies. But having a retrospective perspective is one thing, and hearing historical explanations straight from historical mouths is another. Here are nine stories about comets that ran in newspapers between 1874 and 1910.
Comets in the news — old news
Find out what late 19th- and early 20th-century newspaper reporters had to say about comets.
