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There are scores of comets who's orbits have been determined, and are predicted to return, but the best known one is probably Comet Halley.
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Who predicted the return of comer which was eventually named after you?
Who predicted the return of comet which was eventually named after me
Who discovered the return of a comet that was named after them?
Edmund Halley PREDICTED the return of the comet which was later named for him.
What is the name of Halley's book in which he predicted a comet would return periodically?
Synopsis Astronomia Cometicae
Who predicted a return of a comet and named after himself?
Edmond Halley
What year did halley find his comet?
Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.Halley didn't exactly find the comet named after him; doing calculations on the basis of several observations, he calculated the orbit and predicted when the comet would return. This was confirmed - the comet returned - after his death.
Who was edmond?
Edmond Haley was an astronomer, who predicted the return of what is now "Haleys Comet"
How did heleys comet get its name?
Halley's Comet is named after the man who determined its orbit predicted the comet's return. for more info & photos see the link http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/comets/halley.html
Who predicted the appearance of the comet that bears his name?
Halley
When were comets found?
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.
The story revolves around the return of a comet?
The person who predicted that would come back was Edmund Halley.
What comet is Mark Twain often associated with and why?
I think that he is often associated with Halley's Comet because he was born during a visit from the comet and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well. As predicted, he died the day following the comet's subsequent return.
What is edmond Halley's full name?
Edmond Halley had a comet called Halley's Comet named after him.
