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Edmond Halley Halley was appointed Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford in 1704, and in 1720 he succeeded John Flamsteed as astronomer royal. At the Greenwich Observatory he used the first transit instrument and devised a method for determining longitude at sea by means of lunar observations. Halley played an active role in the events and controversies of his time. He both morally and financially supported Isaac Newton, pacified the astronomer Johannes Hevelius regarding the disputed accuracy of methods for measuring stellar positions, and infuriated Flamsteed by scheming with Newton to publish Flamsteed's observations long before they were complete.

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Edmond Halley (1656-1742) Edmond Halley was born on October 29, 1656 in the village of Haggerston, England, which today, has been engulfed by the City of London. Edmond's father, Edmond Sr., was by some accounts a soapboiler and a salter. Whatever his true profession was, though, he was a rich man, and eventually possessed land from which he extracted rent which allowed his family to live a relatively prosperous lifestyle. Halley attended the prestigious St. Paul's school, where in 1671, he was appointed captain; a position resembling today's student body president. He was an excellent student, and in 1673, attended Queen's College, Oxford. At this young age, Halley already possessed, "... the basic facts and computations not only of navigation but also those which the practical astronomer is concerned when he sets about the delicate task of measuring the positions of celestial bodies in the sky."(Ronan, pg. 6) Go to Next Page See References Last Updated November 24, 1997 by

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Edmond Halley Missing image Edmond_Halley.jpg Edmond Halley. Edmond Halley (sometimes "Edmund", October 29 January 14 ) was an English astronomer geophysicist mathematician ... meteorologist , and physicist edit Biography and career Halley was born at Haggerston London , the son of a wealthy soapboiler. He studied at St Paul's School , and then from at The Queen's College, Oxford . Whilst an undergraduate he published papers on the Solar System and sunspots On leaving Oxford , in , he visited the south Atlantic island of St. Helena with the intention of studying stars from the Southern Hemisphere . He returned to England in November . In the following year he published Catalogus Stellarum Australium which included details of 341 southern stars. These additions to the star map earned him comparison with Tycho Brahe . He was awarded his MA degree at Oxford and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society In 1686 Halley published the second part of his expedition, being a paper and chart on trade winds and monsoons . In this he identified solar heating as the cause of atmospheric motions. He also established the relationship between

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Suche: Main Page '''Edmond Halley''' (sometimes "Edmund", October 29 January 14 ) was an English astronomer geophysicist mathematician ... meteorologist , and physicist Biography and career Halley was born at Haggerston London , the son of a wealthy soapboiler. He studied at St Paul's School , and then from at The Queen's College, Oxford . Whilst an undergraduate he published papers on the Solar System and sunspot s. On leaving Oxford , in , he visited the south Atlantic island of St. Helena with the intention of studying stars from the Southern Hemisphere . He returned to England in November . In the following year he published ''Catalogus Stellarum Australium'' which included details of 341 southern stars. These additions to the star map earned him comparison with Tycho Brahe . He was awarded his MA degree at Oxford and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society In 1686 Halley published the second part of his expedition, being a paper and chart on trade wind s and monsoon s. In this he identified solar heating as the cause of atmospheric motions. He also established the relationship between baromatic pressure and height above sea level Halley married in and settled in Islington . He spent most of his time on lunar observations, but was also interested in the problems of

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Edmond Halley Edmond Halley: Search Local History Famous People History ... wwp UK Edmond Halley Second Astronomer Royal Born: 8 November 1656 Haggerston, Middlesex (now part of London) England Died: 14 January 1742 Buried: St Margaret's Churchyard, Lee (near Greenwich), London, England Astronomer Royal: 1720 - 1742 Edmond Halley, b. Nov. 8 (Oct. 29, O.S.), 1656, d. Jan. 14, 1742, was an English astronomer who discovered the proper motion of stars and the periodicity of comets. His activities also ranged from studying archaeology to serving as deputy comptroller of the mint at Chester. He was an integral part of the English scientific community at the height of its creativity. A graduate of Oxford, he became a member of the Royal Society at the age of 22. From the island of Saint Helena, he catalogued (1676-78) the positions of about 350 Southern Hemisphere stars and observed a transit of Mercury; he urged that the latter phenomenon and future transits of Venus be used to determine the distance of the Sun. He worked out a theory of cometary orbits, concluded that the comet of 1682 (which still bears his name) was periodic, and correctly predicted that it would return in 76 years. In 1710, comparing current star positions with those listed in Ptolemy's catalog, he deduced that the stars must have a slight motion of their own, and he detected this proper motion in three stars. Halley was appointed Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford in 1704, and in 1720 he succeeded

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English astronomer and mathematician, Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford, strong supporter of Isaac Newton, member of the Royal Society, first to detect the proper motion of stars, discovered the 76-year cycle of the comet that bears his name. Edmond Halley was born on October 29, 1656 in the village of Haggerston, England. Today, this village is part of London. Halley was the son of a prosperous land owner. He eventually attended the St. Paul's school where he was appointed captain in 1671. It is a position similar to today's student body president. Halley did very well in school and attended the Queen's college in Oxford in 1673. He became a member of the Royal Society at the age of 22. Halley was appointed Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford in 1704. In 1720 he succeeded John Flamsteed as astronomer royal. Halley was an extremely talented scientist in many disciplines. He supported Isaac Newton both morally and financially, and was partly responsible for persuading him to publish his works. From the island of Saint Helena, Halley catalogued the positions of around 350 Southern Hemisphere stars and observed a transit of Mercury. He believed that this phenomenon and future transits of Venus be used to determine the distance of the Sun. Halley also used the the first transit instrument at the Greenwich Observatory and devised a method for determining longitude at sea by means of lunar observations. In 1710, comparing current star positions with those listed in Ptolemy's catalog, he deduced that the stars must have a slight motion of their own, and he detected this proper motion in three stars.

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