Edmond Halley - 07/01/22 09:05 PM
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Edmond Halley didn't discover a comet, but he did research, and he published papers in astronomy and many other fields. Russian Czar Peter the Great liked him as a dining and drinking companion, and King William III put this civilian in charge of a Royal Navy ship. But how did he get a comet named for him?
Edmond Halley
Edmond Halley didn't discover a comet, but he did research, and he published papers in astronomy and many other fields. Russian Czar Peter the Great liked him as a dining and drinking companion, and King William III put this civilian in charge of a Royal Navy ship. But how did he get a comet named for him?
Edmond Halley