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He was aided in his efforts by two extraordinary events: the Great Comet of 1811 and the New Madrid earthquake, which he and other Native Americans interpreted as omens that his confederacy should be supported.
- c. 1768, Likely near present-day Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
- Shawnee
- Killed in the Battle of the Thames
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Jul 10, 2009 · The Great Comet of 1811, drawn by William Henry Smyth, from Amédée Guillemin's The Heavens: Date: orig. image 1811: Source: Amedee Guillemin, The Heavens (London 1886) Author: Guillemin, after Smyth: Permission (Reusing this file) PD
Oct 10, 2020 · The Great Comet of 1811 over the Katz Castle in the German town of St. Goarshausen in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate. After being hidden in sunlight for two months the comet began emerging into twilight around mid-August, already as bright as 2nd or 3rd magnitude.
Jun 2, 2023 · This is the Great Comet of 1811, a.k.a. the Comet of Flaugergues (after its discoverer), or C/1811 F1. It was visible to the naked eye for almost nine months—a record broken only by Hale-Bopp...
Steamboat traffic helped create a national economy, opening markets for farm goods and drawing people and commerce to cities along the rivers. The Great Comet of 1811, first observed in March and easily visible in the night sky during September and October, made a dramatic backdrop for the first weeks of the trip.
C/1811 F1 (Great Comet) Discovery. H. Flaugergues (Viviers, France) discovered this comet in the evening sky on March 25, 1811, in the now defunct constellation Argo Navis. The orbit indicates the comet was discovered when situated 2.72 AU from the sun or at the distance of the asteroid belt.
