Edmund Halley

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Edmund Halley was an English astronomer and mathematician best known for calculating the orbit of the periodic comet that now bears his name, Halley’s Comet.

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instanceOf Fellow of the Royal Society
astronomer
geophysicist
human
mathematician
meteorologist
physicist
ageAtDeath 85
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1656-11-08
dateOfDeath 1742-01-14
educatedAt St Paul’s School, London
The Queen’s College, Oxford
employer Royal Observatory, Greenwich
linked to: Maritime Greenwich
endTimeOfPositionAstronomerRoyal 1742
ethnicGroup English
familyName Halley
fieldOfWork astronomy
geophysics
mathematics
meteorology
navigation
givenName Edmund
knownFor Halley’s eclipse map of 1715
Halley’s method for solving equations
Halley’s star catalogue of the southern sky
computing the orbit of Halley’s Comet
early life table in demography
magnetic charts of the Atlantic Ocean
predicting the periodicity of Halley’s Comet
work on stellar proper motions
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Society
name Edmund Halley
patronOf Isaac Newton
placeOfBirth Haggerston
near London
placeOfDeath Greenwich
positionHeld Astronomer Royal
publication An Estimate of the Degrees of the Mortality of Mankind (1693)
paper on the orbits of comets (1705)
star catalogue of the southern hemisphere (1679–1678 observations)
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Tooke
startTimeOfPositionAstronomerRoyal 1720
studied Earth’s magnetic field
comets
trade winds
supervisedPublication Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica
workLocation Greenwich
Oxford
St Helena
linked to: Saint Helena

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The Queen's College, Oxford alumnus Edmund Halley
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica dedicatedTo Edmond Halley
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica editor Edmond Halley
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica fundedBy Edmond Halley
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Edmund Halley name Edmund Halley
M13 discoveredBy Edmond Halley
subject linked to: globular star cluster M13
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Astronomer Royal hasTitleHolder Edmond Halley
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Halley Research Station namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Halley usedBy Edmund Halley
Halley hasNotableBearer Edmund Halley
Halley’s method for solving equations namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Mary Tooke spouse Edmund Halley
Mary Tooke associatedWith Edmund Halley
Great Hercules Cluster discoveredBy Edmond Halley
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M 13 discoveredBy Edmond Halley
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NGC 6205 discoveredBy Edmond Halley
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James Bradley influencedBy Edmond Halley
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Savilian Chair of Astronomy hasChairHolder Edmund Halley
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Savilian Chair of Astronomy hasNotableHolder Edmund Halley
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John Flamsteed contemporaryOf Edmond Halley
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John Flamsteed hadConflictWith Edmond Halley
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Francis Baily influencedBy Edmond Halley
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Halley I namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Halley II namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Halley V namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Halley VI namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Halley VII namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Halley III namedAfter Edmond Halley
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Halley IV namedAfter Edmond Halley
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