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A comet mystery may rewrite the timeline of medieval monk Eilmer
Key Takeaways
- A historian argues Eilmer's earlier comet sighting may have been in 1018, not 989.
- The reinterpretation changes estimates of the monk's birth year and age in 1066.
- It also moves the likely date of Eilmer's gliding attempt into a later period.
- The case illustrates how small textual assumptions can reshape medieval chronology.
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DT Editorial Team··via arstechnica.com