Letter from Mary Balen Jankovic

Title:

Letter from Mary Balen Jankovic

Date:

1985

Creator (Personal):

Jankovic, Mary Balen

Description:

Eyewitness account of 1910 appearance of Halley's comet in Croatia (then part of Austro-Hungarian Empire). Author mentions that the comet's appearance portended eventual war in that country and points to the later assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the outbreak of WWI as validation.

Collection Title:

Halley's Comet Project, 1985-1986

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

College of Charleston. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Topical Subject:

Astronomy--Observations

Geographic Subject:

Halley's comet--Observations

Language:

English

Digitization Specifications:

500 ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival Masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright © Mary Balen Jankovic

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

32016