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Edmond Halley
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English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist (1656–1742)
Edmond Halley was an English scientist of the late 1600s and early 1700s who made important contributions across multiple fields including astronomy, mathematics, and physics. He is remembered as one of the most influential scientific minds of his era, with expertise spanning from studying the stars to understanding weather and the Earth itself.
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- human
- Given name
- Edmond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Haggerston
- Place of death
- Greenwich
- Occupation
- climatologist
- Position held
- Savilian Professor of Geometry
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- deism
- Notable work
- Halley's method
- Doctoral advisor
- Robert Hooke
- Student of
- Robert Hooke
- Field of work
- astronomer
- Image
- Edmond Halley Royal Greenwich Observatory Museum.jpg
- Work location
- Saint Helena
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- date of birth
- 1656-11-08
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- date of death
- 1742-01-25
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- Edmond Halley
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- English people
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- English language
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- James Pound
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Portrait of Halley by Richard Phillips
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley FRS (/ˈhæli/; 8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720.
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