. On this day in 1656 – November 8th – English astronomer (and master of several other sciences) Edmond Halley was born in Haggerston which is now part of the London Borough of Hackney.
Halley was one of the greatest minds of his era. He is still known today for Halley's Comet, which bears his name after he correctly predicted its return.
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