It’s 1910 – do you know where the comet is and what it is going to do? Richard Goodrich presents a fascinating look at a time and event that eerily foreshadows today’s rampant mix of uncontrolled social media and “fake news”. In the absence of solid science, the media created an absolute frenzy over the possibilities created by the return of Halley’s Comet, and Earth passing through its gaseous tail. Goodrich provides lots of solid research and intriguing details of societal anxiety. Would everyone suffocate, go mad, or was there enough time to build a safe shelter – and how to decide who would be saved? How about insurance?
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