Both portrayals were inspired by the appearance of the famous Halley ’s Comet, and Giotto ’s fresco “ Adoration of the Magi ” gave rise to the still widespread belief that the Star of Bethlehem was actually a comet.
“Comet fever” is still rife today: when Halley’s Comet appeared in the sky in 1910 as expected, many feared that civilization would be poisoned by prussic acid, which had recently been discovered to be a component of the tail.
Clever wheeler-dealers sold comet pills to ward off this eventuality.
www.mpg.deDas „ Kometenfieber “ hält sich bis in unsere Zeit :
Als Halley 1910 planmäßig am Himmel auftauchte, fürchteten viele, die Menschheit werde durch Blausäure vergiftet, die man als Bestandteil des Schweifs kurz zuvor entdeckt hatte.
Clevere Geschäftemacher verkauften dagegen Kometenpillen.
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“ Comet fever ” is still rife today: when Halley ’ s Comet appeared in the sky in 1910 as expected, many feared that civilization would be poisoned by prussic acid, which had recently been discovered to be a component of the tail.
Clever wheeler-dealers sold comet pills to ward off this eventuality.
www.mpg.de©
Das „ Kometenfieber “ hält sich bis in unsere Zeit: Als Halley 1910 planmäßig am Himmel auftauchte, fürchteten viele, die Menschheit werde durch Blausäure vergiftet, die man als Bestandteil des Schweifs kurz zuvor entdeckt hatte.
Clevere Geschäftemacher verkauften dagegen Kometenpillen.
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