Chasing Halley s Comet The Comet - 854 Words

Chasing Halley’s Comet Halley’s Comet crosses the Earth’s skies every 75 years. Samuel Clemens just so happened to be born following Halley’s comet, and in 1909, he predicted that he would go with Halley’s comet the next year. Clemens stated, â€Å"I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. Halley’s comet will be coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it† (Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) - Historic Missourians, n.d.). On April 21, 1910, one of the world’s most influential writers died. Just as he predicted, he passed the night after the comet lit up the sky at the age of 75. Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens died from a severe heart attack. He changed his name to Mark Twain because he loved to be in the water and on sailboats. On the Mississippi River, Clemens meant two fathoms deep. He never thought that his age made a difference in his life. He always mentioned, â€Å"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don t mind, it doesn t matter† (Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) - Historic Missourians, n.d.). He was always optimistic about death and old age. During his life, Clemens was a wise and curious man. He wrote books and made inventions. Three of his inventions were patented: an automatically self-adjusting vest strap, a history game meant for improving memory, and a self-pasting scrapbook which was the only one ever to make him any money. He made some of the most famous books such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventure of Tom