He even had a comet named after him, the Halley Comet.
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Edmond Halley had a comet called Halley's Comet named after
him.
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Comets have been seen and studied by people for thousands of years. Edmond Halley predicted a comet to return in 1705 which is why we call it Halley's Comet or Comet Halley.
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Edmund Halley PREDICTED the return of the comet which was later
named for him.