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Edmond Halley a volte Edmund, pronuncia inglese [ˈɛdmənd ˈhæli] (Londra, 8 novembre 1656 – Greenwich, 14 gennaio 1742) è stato un astronomo, matematico, fisico, climatologo, geofisico e meteorologo inglese
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.
14 gen 2014 · 272 anni fa moriva il famoso astronomo tedesco Edmond Halley, che aveva dato il nome la maestosa cometa che ogni 76 anni solca il cielo terrestre.
Edmond Halley 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.
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.
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.
11 dic 2018 · Edmond (or Edmund) Halley was an English scientist best known for predicting the orbit of the comet that was later named after him. Though he is remembered foremost as an astronomer, he also...