It returned in 1986, to find the earth still well-populated, having failed to create the apocalypse 76 years earlier.Дamage in Idaho from the Great Fire of 1910, believed by some to be a sign of the apocalypse. In the end, earth passed through the tail and the comet continued on its way. So did gas masks, which were totally unnecessary. An umbrella, designed to protect its users from exposure to the gas sold well. Anti-comet pills appeared in shops and stores, though they were little more than a scam. Flammarion gained support from religious leaders who demanded penance tithes to prevent divine retribution. More qualified astronomers and scientists tried to convince the public that FlammarionвЂ™s hypothesis was scientifically unsound, but to no avail among the poor and superstitious. Panic ensued, though it was widely accepted that no where on Earth was safe.

According to Flammarion, when the earth passed through the tail toxic cyanogen would infuse the atmosphere, and all life on earth was subject to annihilation. As areas around the globe struggled with the effects of floods, avalanches, and other disasters of the preceding winter, a French astronomer and writer of science fiction, Camille Flammarion, predicted disaster. It was also discovered that the Earth would pass directly through the tail during the third week of May. The 1910 appearance was the first in which spectroscopic analysis was applied to the cometвЂ™s tail, and a review revealed cyanogen to be a component. HalleyвЂ™s Comet led to widespread panic in 1910 HalleyвЂ™s Comet as it appeared from Peru, May, 1910. The unexpected apparition and the massive floods in Paris gave birth to the end of the world predictions, which in turn strengthened when HalleyвЂ™s appeared in April, following disastrous avalanches in Canada the preceding month. Its tail was so long that its curvature became visible on the earth. Discovered on January 12, the comet grew in size and brightness until it was seen during daylight before the end of the month. In January, a large comet, wholly unexpected, appeared, coinciding with disastrous flooding in Paris, France. HalleyвЂ™s expected to appear in view to the naked eye in the spring that year. The comet had many names before Edmund Halley, a close friend and publisher of Isaac Newton, established the periods of its return to view from the Earth, and the nature of its orbit around the sun.Д«y 1910 astronomers knew to expect HalleyвЂ™s Comet to appear, and even calculated how close it would come to the Earth. Genghis Khan witnessed the 1222 apparition, and some historians credit the appearance with his decision to expand the Mongol Empire into Europe. Its apparition every 75-76 years coincided with numerous historic events, such as in 1066 when it witnessed the Norman Conquest of Great Britain. HalleyвЂ™s Comet appeared in ancient literature and records across the globe dating back to Ancient China in 240 BCE, and possibly in Greece two centuries earlier. HalleyвЂ™s Comet, take on Jfor The New York Times.

Here are some times the end of the world was foretold, based on real-life events or the fevered predictions of self-appointed prophets. Records of claims the worldвЂ™s end had arrived predate the Common Era, and many of the false predictions of the Apocalypse arose from the Abrahamic religions and their many offshoots and sects. In all of them, those foreseeing doom shouted their views from podia and pulpits, wrote them in books and articles, and in some cases, created the belief out of whole cloth. Sometimes the belief the world was coming to an end was a localized phenomenon, while at other points of history the belief became widespread. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, by Viktor Vasnetsov. Astronomical events, crises created by political leadership, and natural disasters were all seen as signs of the apocalypse, as has the failure, or predicted the failure of technology. Others have been exploited in order to produce an altogether different kind of profits, by those claiming to be prophets themselves. Some have been interpreted by prophets and seers of dubious distinction as indications of the impending extinction of humanity. Many times in history events have occurred, sometimes in combinations, which have led to a belief, that signaled the end of the world. The belief we are experiencing the end times, in accordance with biblical prophecy.

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