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Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets

Great Britain · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Edmond Halley1 January 1705

London · Science / Astronomy

Halley publishes his cometary calculations and predicts that the comet seen in 1682 will return in 1758.

Names involved

Edmond Halley

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