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Halley’s comet reaches the closest point to the earth since 1837, only 22 million km off.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02https://www.geocities.com/
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 18). Halley’s comet reaches the closest point to the earth since 1837, only 22 million km off.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083640
South African History Online (2012) 'Halley’s comet reaches the closest point to the earth since 1837, only 22 million km off.', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083640 (Accessed: 30 October 2026).
South African History Online, Halley’s comet reaches the closest point to the earth since 1837, only 22 million km off. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083640, (accessed 30 October 2026).
"Halley’s comet reaches the closest point to the earth since 1837, only 22 million km off.." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083640. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Halley’s comet reaches the closest point to the earth since 1837, only 22 million km off.." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083640.
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