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Edmond Halley
Edmond Halley FRS (pronounced /ˈɛdmənd ˈhɔːliː/; 8 November 1656 – 14 January 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, who is best known for computing the orbit of Halley's comet, after whom the comet is named in honour.
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England ( /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ (help·info)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the...
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