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In 1705 this English astronomer predicted the 1758 return of the comet now named for him |
Edmond Halley
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$1,200 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
2004-05-03 |
#4536 |
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He predicted a comet he observed in 1682 would return in 1758 (he was right) |
Edmond Halley
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$400 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMERS |
1999-07-08 |
#3434 |
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In 1705 he announced that the comets of 1531, 1607, & 1682 were the same comet |
Edmond Halley
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$400 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1997-05-08 |
#2934 |
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He was the second Astronomer Royal & perhaps the only one you could name |
Edmond Halley
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$400 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1995-11-29 |
#2588 |