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Halley did, that's why it's named after him.
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∙ 8y agoEdmond Halley.
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When will Halley's comet come back?
The next predicted perihelion of Halley's Comet is 28 July 2061
Who discovered the orbit of Halley's comet?
Edmund Halley, the second Astronomer Royal, observed it and predicted it would come back 75 years later. It did come back, he was no longer alive, but it was named Halley's comet at that time.
The story revolves around the return of a comet?
The person who predicted that would come back was Edmund Halley.
When was Halley'comet first seen?
There are records of Halley's Comet that appear at least as far back as 240 B.C. This comet was the first to have its return predicted, a feat accomplished by Edmond Halley in 1705.
Who was the first person to see halley comet?
No, many thousands - probably MILLIONS - of people had observed what we now call "Halley's Comet" in the thousands of years before Edmund Halley realized that this was probably ONE comet coming back MANY times at regular intervals. Halley "predicted" that the comet would return to become visible again, and named the year - and he was right. In his honor, and long after his death, the comet was named for him.
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".
Why are comets names after hally?
Why is a comet named after Halley? The comet was named after English astronomer Edmond Halley who first worked out how often this particular comet appeared in our skies. Mr Halley read reports of bright comets and said it was the same comet coming back near the Earth every 70 years or so. He predicted its next return. When it showed up on time, people called it Halley's Comet. See link below.<p></p><p> http://space.about.com/od/comets/a/halleyscomet.htm
Where was Edmund Halley when he discover Halley's comet?
Halley didn't discover the comet. He had presumably seen it in 1682 when he was 16, but so had millions of other people. The reason it's called Halley's Comet is that he's the one who went back through historical records and noticed that there was a particularly bright comet about every 75 years, and wondered if perhaps it was the same one. He predicted the next return to be 1758-1759, and it showed up right on schedule, two years after Halley himself died. So, presumably "where he was" when he did the work that resulted in it being called Halley's comet was a library at Oxford, where he was teaching at the time he published his theory.
When is Halley's comet scheduled to come back?
2062
What comet was sighted in 240 BC?
It was believed that Halley's comet was observed as far back as 240BC
What did seven century astronomer Edmund halley notice about the comet later named after him?
Halley's Comet is a short-period comet; we can predict that it will return to the inner solar system within our lifetimes, and several times in recent history. Most other comets are either long-period and will not return for centuries, or will never again be visible. Sometimes it is very bright; sometimes it is a "fizzle". It is this element of reassuringly-predictable repeating mystery that makes it noteworthy.
If Edmond Halley didn't discover Halley's Comet then who did?
Halley's Comet had been seen every 76 years since at least 240 BC, and probably earlier than that. But most people didn't live 76 years, and the written records weren't exactly common back then. So few people noticed that there was a comet coming by every 76 years. Edmund Halley DID make the connection, and analyzed the data of comet appearances in 1531, 1607 and 1682. In 1705, Halley said that these were all the SAME comet, and that the comet would return in 1758. It did (just barely!) and was named Halley's Comet in his honor.
