Discovery of Nebulae1715
Edmund Halley publishes a list of six nebulae
Historical person
Edmund Halley Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edmund Halley, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
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Chronological biography
1715
1758
Halleys Comet13 March 1758
Edmund Halley determines that the orbital elements of a comet which had appeared in 1682, were nearly the same as those of two comets which had appeared in 1531 and 1607, Halley thus concludes that they are the same comet.
Halleys Comet13 March 1758
Edmund Halley returns, as predicted in 1682, Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.
Halleys Comet13 March 1758
Halley's Comet is the best-known short-period comet and is visible from Earth every 75 to 76 years.
Record provenance
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