382 Comets. 



and f Ursa? Majoris, it moved to the square of Pegasus. — 

 (Gaubil.) 



556. In November a comet, in the form of a lance, extended 

 from E. to W., or from N. to W. — (Malala, xviii.) Some 

 writers date this for 555. 



560. On October 9 a comet with a tail 4" long, pointing 

 towards the S.W., was seen. — (Gaubil.) 



563. A comet, like unto a sword, was seen for a whole year 

 (? month). — (Greg, of Tours, Hist. France, iv.) 



565 [i.] In April — May a comet appeared. — (Ma-tuoan-lin.) 



568 [i.] On July 20 a very brilliant comet was seen in 

 Gemini. It moved towards the E. and stopped eight "feet"' 

 [or degrees?] north of 6 Cancrion August 18, and then dis- 

 appeared. — (Ma-tuoan-lin.) 



575. On April 27 a comet was seen near Arcturus {a 

 Bootis) . 



581. On January 20, a comet appeared in the S.W. — 

 (Ma-tuoan-lin.) 



582. u In the month of January many prodigies were seen. 

 A comet appeared situate, as it were, in a sort of opening ; it 

 shone in the midst of the darkness, sparkled and spread out its 

 tail. From the comet a ray of surprising magnitude emanated, 

 and which appeared like the smoke of a conflagration as viewed 

 at a distance. The comet was visible in the W. from the first 

 hour of the night.'" — (Idatius, Episcop. Ghron.yi. 14.) 



584. A comet, like a column of fire suspended in the air, 

 was observed, and a great star appeared above it. — (Chron. 

 Turonense.) 



588. On November 22 a comet appeared near /3 Capri- 

 corni . — (Ma-tuoan-lin . ) 



591. A comet appeared for one month. — (Bonfin, Bex. 

 Hungar, I., viii.) 



595. On January 9 a comet was visible near /3 Aquarii. 

 It moved by a Aquarii, e Pegasi, towards «e Androinedge and a. 

 Arietis. — (Ma-tuoan-lin ; Simocat. Hist, vii.) 



602. A comet like unto a sword was seen in this year. — 

 (Theophan. p. 240.) 



About 605 [i.] In April or May a comet was seen. — (Paul 

 Diacon, Do Oest. Longobard, iv. 33.) 



About 605 [ii.] In November or December a comet was 

 seen. — (Paul Diacon, iv. 34.) 



607 [i.] On March 18 a comet was\seen in the sidereal 

 division commencing at fi Geminorum, and near v and </> Ursse 

 Majoris ; it passed by k, t, 6, etc., Persci, Auriga,, a and /? 

 Geminorum, tho vicinity of /3 Loonis, and a. Herculis, and 

 stopped after fourteen weeks. — (Ma-tuoan-lin.) Probably for 

 Ti-tso.(a Herculis), we should read, as Hind suggests, Ou-ti- 



