Nationality: Why English is famous: edmund halley's fame mainly lies in his discovery of the orbit of Halley's Comet and his name, but he participated in some scientific efforts extensively. Harley was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University, where he was influenced by the catalogue of the origin of the northern hemisphere by the royal astronomer John Fromm. 1676, Harley began to sail to St. Helena in the southern hemisphere. When he returned in 1678, he catalogued more than 300 stars and published them later that year. As a result, he was elected a member of the Royal Society. Harley played an important role in the publication, editing and supervision of Newton's principles in 1687. 1705, Harley published his book "Summary of Comet Astronomy", in which the orbits of known comets were introduced in detail, and the situation that three comets actually returned from the same comet was put forward. He also successfully predicted the return of 1758. 1720, Harley was appointed as the astronomer royal of Greenwich.
Date of birth:1656165438+10.8 Date of birth: Haggerston, middlesex, England, Star: Scorpio.
Death: 1742 65438+ 10 month 14 (85 years old)
During the incident, edmund halley entered Queen's College of Oxford University on 1673-07-24. As an undergraduate student of 1678- 12-03, edmund halley received a master's degree in literature from Queen's College, Oxford University on 1679-04-03. Edmund Haley met Johannes HerVillieu 1682-09-04 in Danze. British astronomer Edmund Haley observed a comet named Gyrum1684-12-10. isaac newton deduced Kepler's law according to his theory of gravity and published it in. Edmund Harry read it to the Royal Society at1694-12-12. The Royal Society accused edmund halley of suggesting that the story of Noah's flood might be a description of the impact of a comet in a paper entitled "Some thoughts on the causes of cosmic floods". Edmund Hailey observed the total solar eclipse at 17 15-05-03. -10 Edmund Haley was appointed as the second royal astronomer at Greenwich Observatory, quoting Edmund Haley's words "This scene. . . This is by far the noblest astronomy. " Edmund halley-MacTut's History of Mathematics edmund halley Biography: Facts, Discoveries and Quotations-Astronaut Sir edmund halley: Running in Newton's Shadow Forever-* * Share the famous astronomer Galileo percival Lowell and tycho brahe famous mathematician Benjamin Banneker saac newton lewis Carroll on Facebook.