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Edmond Halley a volte Edmund, pronuncia inglese [ˈɛdmənd ˈhæli] [1] ( Londra, 8 novembre 1656 – Greenwich, 14 gennaio 1742) è stato un astronomo, matematico, fisico, climatologo, geofisico e meteorologo inglese . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Riconoscimenti. 3 Note. 4 Altri progetti. 5 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia.
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley FRS (/ ˈ h æ l i /; 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.
Edmond Halley (born Nov. 8, 1656, Haggerston, Shoreditch, near London—died Jan. 14, 1742, Greenwich, near London) was an English astronomer and mathematician who was the first to calculate the orbit of a comet later named after him. He is also noted for his role in the publication of Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
DAL VOCABOLARIO. LEMMI CORRELATI. Astronomo inglese (Londra 1656 - Greenwich 1742). Dal 1676 al 1680 fu all'isola di S. Elena, ove studiò varie stelle dell'emisfero australe e osservò un passaggio di Mercurio sul Sole, in base al quale determinò la parallasse solare; dal 1720 fu astronomo reale e direttore della specola di Greenwich.
29 set 2023 · Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was an English astronomer, mathematician, and cartographer. Halley's Comet is named after him since he accurately predicted its return in 1758. One of the early globetrotting scientists, Halley led several maritime expeditions to far-flung places to compile reliable data on the Earth's magnetic field.
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- Edmond Halley is famous for accurately predicting the 1682 comet would return in 1758, which is now called Halley's Comet. Halley also travelled ex...
- Edmond Halley invented a deep-sea diving suit, a type of diving bell, and a map that covered the globe's variations in magnetism.
- Halley's Comet, named after the English astronomer and cartographer Edmond Halley, will next appear in 2061.
Edmond Halley, (born Nov. 8, 1656, Haggerston, Shoreditch, near London—died Jan. 14, 1742, Greenwich, near London), English astronomer and mathematician. He studied at the University of Oxford. In 1676 he set sail for the South Atlantic with the intention of compiling an accurate catalog of the stars of the Southern Hemisphere.
22 ore fa · Edmund Halley © Halley was an English astronomer and mathematician who was the first to calculate the orbit of the comet later named after him. Edmond (sometimes Edmund) Halley was born on 8...
