Sir Edmund Halley was an English astronomer and mathematician known for computing the orbit of the comet that now bears his name. He also played a key role in the publication of Isaac newton's "Principia," which laid the foundation for classical mechanics. Additionally, Halley served as the second Astronomer Royal of England.
Edmund Halley was 86 when he died!!
no idiot whoever said this is rude!
Edmund Halley lived in England for most of his life. He was born in Haggerston, London and spent a significant part of his career working and conducting research at the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
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Edmund Halley
Edmund Halley found Halley's Comet, and he is now dead
Edmond Halley.
Yes, mathematician Edmund Halley was English.
Edmund Halley was the first man to calculat a comet's orbit.
Edmund Halley.
Edmund Halley was born in Haggerston, Shoreditch, London, England.
He discovered Halley's Comet which is named after him.
Edmund Halley obviously
Edmund Halley was 86 when he died!!
Halley's comet was named after a British astronomer. Edmund Halley concluded that reports of three different comets which appeared 76 years apart from one another were referring to the same comet. He died before the year of his prediction, but it appeared. Therefore, the comet was named after him.
Comet Halley was named after Edmund Halley because he was the first person to predict its return. Halley calculated its orbit in 1705 and predicted it would return in 1758, after his death. When the comet indeed reappeared in 1758, it was named in his honor.