John C Drummond
Biographic Data
| ID | 6438989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John C Drummond |
| GIVEN NAMES | John C |
| FAMILY NAME | Drummond |
| SIGNATURE | DRUMMOND J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Great January Comet of 1910 (C/1910 A1)
C/1910 A1 was one of the Great Comets of the twentieth century. Although it was widely observed from the Northern Hemisphere, it was first discovered by observers south of the Equator. The comet arrived just months before the widely anticipated apparition of Comet 1P/Halley and was significantly more spectacular. As a result, the two comets were confused, and many who, in later years, talked about how prominent Comet 1P/Halley was in 1910 were of…
The 1989 Opotiki Bolide
On Monday 12 June 1989 a detonating fireball was widely observed from the East Coast-Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand, and subsequently a number of small meteoritic specimens were recovered near Opotiki. These were submitted to the Geological Survey of New Zealand in Wellington where they were identified as fragments of a carbonaceous chondrite. However, no detailed account of this meteorite was written up and published either at that time or …
Observations of the Great September Comet of 1882 (C/1882 R1) From New Zealand
In this companion paper to Kapoor's (2020) study of Indian observations made of the Great Southern Comet of 1882 (C/1882 R1), we examine observations of this comet made from another British colony, New Zealand. We review New Zealand newspaper accounts of this impressive comet, and we critically examine the popular claim that someone from Auckland, New Zealand, was one of the first in the world to see and report the comet. We conclude by reviewing…
The Mount Tarawera Volcanic Eruption in New Zealand and Māori Cometary Astronomy
In The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori , which was first published in 1922, the Dominion Ethnologist Elsdon Best mentions that the name Tiramaroa was applied to comets, and that Tiramaroa was seen about the time of the Tarawera eruption (which occurred on 10 June 1886), and also during the siege of Te Tapiri in 1865. In this paper we identify naked eye comets that were visible from New Zealand in 1865 and 1886, and examine other comets seen d…
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The Mount Tarawera Volcanic Eruption in New Zealand and Māori Cometary Astronomy
In The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori , which was first published in 1922, the Dominion Ethnologist Elsdon Best mentions that the name Tiramaroa was applied to comets, and that Tiramaroa was seen about the time of the Tarawera eruption (which occurred on 10 June 1886), and also during the siege of Te Tapiri in 1865. In this paper we identify naked eye comets that were visible from New Zealand in 1865 and 1886, and examine other comets seen d…
Observations of the Great September Comet of 1882 (C/1882 R1) From New Zealand
In this companion paper to Kapoor's (2020) study of Indian observations made of the Great Southern Comet of 1882 (C/1882 R1), we examine observations of this comet made from another British colony, New Zealand. We review New Zealand newspaper accounts of this impressive comet, and we critically examine the popular claim that someone from Auckland, New Zealand, was one of the first in the world to see and report the comet. We conclude by reviewing…
The 1989 Opotiki Bolide
On Monday 12 June 1989 a detonating fireball was widely observed from the East Coast-Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand, and subsequently a number of small meteoritic specimens were recovered near Opotiki. These were submitted to the Geological Survey of New Zealand in Wellington where they were identified as fragments of a carbonaceous chondrite. However, no detailed account of this meteorite was written up and published either at that time or …
The Great January Comet of 1910 (C/1910 A1)
C/1910 A1 was one of the Great Comets of the twentieth century. Although it was widely observed from the Northern Hemisphere, it was first discovered by observers south of the Equator. The comet arrived just months before the widely anticipated apparition of Comet 1P/Halley and was significantly more spectacular. As a result, the two comets were confused, and many who, in later years, talked about how prominent Comet 1P/Halley was in 1910 were of…
Astro and Planetary Science (3 works) · Physics (3 works) · Aotearoa (2 works) · Astrobiology (2 works) · Astronomy (2 works) · Comet (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · History and Developments in Astronomy (2 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (2 works)