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Edmund Halley didn't discover the comet, he predicted when it would return. Up to his
time no-one had been able to say when a comet would appear. In 1705, using Newtons
laws of gravity, he was able to calculate the effects on a comet of the gravity of planets
like Jupiter and Saturn; this allowed him to identify comets recorded in 1682, 1607, and
1531 as the same comet. He then calculated it appeared every 76 years and predicted
its return in 1758. Halley himself didn't live to see it, but it turned up right on time, was
given his name, and has been Halley's comet ever since.
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What did Edmund Halley invent?
he found halleys comet he found halleys comet
What is Halley's comet nicknamed?
whats halleys comet nicknames
Which comet is the most famous comet in history?
Halley's Comet is undoubtedly the most famous, having been named after Edmund Halley who first studied comets and showed them to be an orbiting part of our solar system.
How far away is Halley's comet from the sun?
Halley's Comet is currently a little beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Who was Halley's comet named after?
Edmund Halley
What does Halley's comet look like?
Halleys Comet is a most pretty thing i have seen.
What was Halley's comet named after?
Edmund Halley.
Who is Edmund halley and how old is he?
Edmund Halley found Halley's Comet, and he is now dead
Why is halleys commet named halleys commet?
Edmund Halley was the fellow who first realized that the historical accounts of comets seemed to show that they were not solitary events; that they came back into view on a regular schedule. Examining the records, Halley calculated the probable orbit of the comet and concluded that the comet of 1682 was probably the same comet that had been seen in 1607 and before that in 1531. Halley predicted that the comet would once again be visible in 1758. When it was observed in December, 1758, it was dubbed "Halley's Comet", a title it retains.To astronomers, Halley's Comet is called "1P/Halley"; the 1P indicates that in the catalog of comets, this is the first entry and that it is "Periodic".
What did Edmund halley do?
Edmund Halley was the first man to calculat a comet's orbit.
Was Edmund halley the discoverer of Halley's comet?
Yes
The discoverer of halleys comet?
Difficult to know. The comet which later came to bear Edmund Halley's name has probably been visible throughout human history. But not until Halley did most people accept that all those different comets were all different visits of the SAME comet
