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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, which is named for him.
Halley was born in Haggerston, Shoreditch,...
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