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Crab Nebula short story from 1960s or '70s

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An alien, though human like, race escapes from their dying world on a FTL ship and land on Earth in prehistory, settling peaceably and mating with the natives (possibly in Ancient Egypt). The story post script has a Chinese astronomer witnessing the 1054 Crab Nebula supernova and proclaiming it as a portent of miracles - the text says the miracle is already here and lies in seven of his genes.

I thought it might be an Arthur C Clarke story, but I can't find it amongst his output. I read the story in 1976.

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An alien, though human like, race escapes from their dying world on a FTL ship and land on Earth in prehistory, settling peaceably and mating with the natives (possibly in Ancient Egypt). The story post script has a Chinese astronomer witnessing the 1054 Crab Nebula supernova and proclaiming it as a portent of miracles - the text says the miracle is already here and lies in seven of his genes.

I thought it might be an Arthur C Clarke story, but I can't find it amongst his output. I read the story in 1976.

story-identification short-stories

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An alien, though human like, race escapes from their dying world on a FTL ship and land on Earth in prehistory, settling peaceably and mating with the natives (possibly in Ancient Egypt). The story post script has a Chinese astronomer witnessing the 1054 Crab Nebula supernova and proclaiming it as a portent of miracles - the text says the miracle is already here and lies in seven of his genes.

I thought it might be an Arthur C Clarke story, but I can't find it amongst his output. I read the story in 1976.

story-identification short-stories

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"...And All the Stars a Stage" by James Blish.

1086 A.D.: A sudden glare of light in the constellation later called
Taurus. The Chinese astronomer T'ang Yaou-Shun marks it down: A new
and marvelous star, portending miracles.

But the miracle has already
happened. It sleeps inside Yaou-Shun, in twelve of his genes.

At one point, the serial was scheduled to be retitled CRAB NEBULA for its book reprint publication (but this did not happen). See this source.

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  Can't say how much I appreciate that. I see the supernova was in Taurus, which makes me think that Blish was thinking of the Crab Nebula, even though he got the date slightly wrong. And not a short story after all - how fallible is memory!
  
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  @MichaelCPrice You can read the magazine serial at the Internet Archive, in the June 1960 and July 1960 issues of Amazing.
  
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"...And All the Stars a Stage" by James Blish.

1086 A.D.: A sudden glare of light in the constellation later called
Taurus. The Chinese astronomer T'ang Yaou-Shun marks it down: A new
and marvelous star, portending miracles.

But the miracle has already
happened. It sleeps inside Yaou-Shun, in twelve of his genes.

At one point, the serial was scheduled to be retitled CRAB NEBULA for its book reprint publication (but this did not happen). See this source.

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Jenayah

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  Can't say how much I appreciate that. I see the supernova was in Taurus, which makes me think that Blish was thinking of the Crab Nebula, even though he got the date slightly wrong. And not a short story after all - how fallible is memory!
  
  – Michael C Price
  Jul 14 at 10:38
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MichaelCPrice You can read the magazine serial at the Internet Archive, in the June 1960 and July 1960 issues of Amazing.
  
  – user14111
  Jul 14 at 12:39
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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"...And All the Stars a Stage" by James Blish.

1086 A.D.: A sudden glare of light in the constellation later called
Taurus. The Chinese astronomer T'ang Yaou-Shun marks it down: A new
and marvelous star, portending miracles.

But the miracle has already
happened. It sleeps inside Yaou-Shun, in twelve of his genes.

At one point, the serial was scheduled to be retitled CRAB NEBULA for its book reprint publication (but this did not happen). See this source.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 15 at 14:00

Jenayah

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Can't say how much I appreciate that. I see the supernova was in Taurus, which makes me think that Blish was thinking of the Crab Nebula, even though he got the date slightly wrong. And not a short story after all - how fallible is memory!
  
  – Michael C Price
  Jul 14 at 10:38
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MichaelCPrice You can read the magazine serial at the Internet Archive, in the June 1960 and July 1960 issues of Amazing.
  
  – user14111
  Jul 14 at 12:39
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

"...And All the Stars a Stage" by James Blish.

1086 A.D.: A sudden glare of light in the constellation later called
Taurus. The Chinese astronomer T'ang Yaou-Shun marks it down: A new
and marvelous star, portending miracles.

But the miracle has already
happened. It sleeps inside Yaou-Shun, in twelve of his genes.

At one point, the serial was scheduled to be retitled CRAB NEBULA for its book reprint publication (but this did not happen). See this source.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 15 at 14:00

Jenayah

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