Edmond Halley
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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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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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1656 births1742 deaths17th-century English astronomers17th-century English mathematicians18th-century English astronomers18th-century English mathematiciansAlumni of the Queen's College, OxfordAstronomers RoyalBritish climatologistsBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBritish geophysicistsDiscoverers of astronomical objects