Great Astronomers: Edmond Halley Illustrated
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798478079635
- Series
- Great Astronomers
- Pages
- 36
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-09-16
- Author
- Robert Stawell Ball
Description
Edmond[1] (or Edmund[2]) Halley, FRS (/ˈhæli/;[3][4] 8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 - 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720
