Edmund Halley (1656-1742)

Edmund Halley, an English astronomer did a lot of research on comets. He observed a comet in 1682, and showed that it was the same comet which had been seen earlier in 1531 and 1607. He predicted that it would again be seen in 1759, 1835, 1910 and 1986. This comet is known as Halley's Comet. Some of you may be able to spot it when it reappears in 2062!

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