Happy Birthday Edmund Halley - November 8, 1656
Astronomer and Mathematician that is best known for the Comet named after him. He predicted the orbit and return of the comet in 1682. Posed the question to Isaac Newton that spurred him to write the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica which Halley edited and published. He identified the proper motion of stars and predicted the transit of Venus which was later proven by Cook’s Voyage to Tahiti.
Cool Links about Halley
How I Discovered Halley's Comet by Edmond Halley TheAtlantic.com 8/3/2012
Why is the transit of Venus so rare?
If you have not seen the most recent COSMOS miniseries, please check it out. This is probably the best episode of the bunch.
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