Edmond Halley Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edmond Halley, based on 4 World History Database records associated with England.

4 records1684–17054 events2 places

Chronological biography

1684

Halley Visit to NewtonAugust 1684

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Cambridge

Asks Newton what orbit follows from inverse-square attraction, prompting work leading to Principia.

1687

Publication of Principia5 July 1687

Science / Publishing · Astronomer · London

Finances and manages publication of Newton's Principia.

1695

Cometary Orbits1695

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · London

Applies Newtonian gravity to cometary paths and later predicts comet return.

1705

Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets1705

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · London

Publishes cometary orbit calculations accounting for perturbations by Jupiter and Saturn.

Titles and roles

Astronomer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.