The Comet Book (1587) | The Public Domain Review

“As any dinosaur would tell you, the association of comets and meteors with calamitous events are not entirely unfounded — one comet, named here “Veru” (depicted as a fiery lance) and now known as Swift-Tuttle, has been described as "the single most dangerous object known to humanity" (though the chances of it hitting Earth are still extremely small).”

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Philip McCouat, "Comets in Art", Journal of Art in Society, www.artinsociety.com