European historical evidence of the supernova of AD 1054 sky above Europe on 4th July 1054

Miroslav D. Filipović, Jeffrey L. Payne, Thomas Jarrett, Nicholas F. H. Tothill, Dejan Urošević, Patrick J. Kavanagh, Giuseppe Longo, Evan J. Crawford, Jordan D. Collier, Miro Ilić

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Abstract

We investigate possible reasons for the absence of historical records of the supernova of 1054 in Europe. At the same time, we search for the new evidences as well. We establish that the previously acclaimed 'Arabic' records from ibn Butlan originate from Europe. As one of the most prominent scientists of the era, he was in Constantinople at the time of the supernova and actively participated in the medieval Church feud known as the Great Schism. Next, we reconstruct the European sky at the time of the event and find that the 'new star' (SN 1054) was in the west while the planet Venus was on the opposite side of the sky (in the east) with the Sun sited directly between these two equally bright objects, as documented in East-Asian records.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-160
Number of pages14
JournalEuropean Journal of Science and Theology
Volume17
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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