Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets
Halley publishes his cometary calculations and predicts that the comet seen in 1682 will return in 1758.
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1705 in Great Britain
Explore 19 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1705.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1705
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August
Marriage
George II marries Caroline of Ansbach
Marriage
Marries Caroline, daughter of John Ferederick Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Marriage
Marries George II
Marriage
Marries Caroline of Anspach
Other events (month unknown)
Alien Act Threatens Scottish Trade
The English Parliament passed the Alien Act threatening Scottish economic interests unless Scotland moved toward negotiations over succession and union.
Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is built as a tribute to the Duke of Marlboroughs military victories
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Committee of Priveliges
Continues Review Political Commentary
Defoe used The Review to write sustained commentary on the conflicts and debates of Queen Anne's reign.
Council of Admiralty
Appointed Member of Council of the Lord High Admiral
First Greenwich Hospital Pensioners
The first naval pensioners entered the unfinished Royal Hospital for Seamen, fulfilling part of the charitable purpose established under William III.
Halley's Comet
Halley is classified as a periodic or short-period comet; one with an orbit lasting 200 years or less. After a rough estimate of the perturbations the comet would sustain from the gravitational attraction of the planets, he predicted its return for 1758
Halley's Comet
This calculation enabled him to determine that the orbital elements of a second comet that had appeared in 1682 were nearly the same as those of two comets that had appeared in 1531 (observed by Petrus Apianus) and 1607 (observed by Johannes Kepler). Halley concluded that all three comets were
Halley's Comet
same object returning every 76 years, a period that has since been amended to every 75-76 years.
Halley's Comet
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Lord Keeper of Great Seal
Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
Marriage
George II marries Caroline of Ansbach
Naturalization
Naturalized as a British subject
Succession
Succeeds as King of Great Britain
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