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Edmond Halley | |
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 Portraiture by Thomas Murray, ca. 1687 | |
| Born | 8 November 1656 Haggerston, Shoreditch, London, England |
| Died | 25 January 1743 (aged 86) Greenwich, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Halley's Comet |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, mathematics, meteorology, physics |
| Institutions | University of Oxford Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
Edmond Halley FRS (8 November 1656 – 25 January 1743) was an English astronomer, the second Astronomer Royal.
He was also a mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist. Halley is best known for computing the orbit of the comet named after him: Halley's Comet.
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