1 January 1705Synopsis of the Astronomy of CometsEdmond Halley
Halley publishes his cometary calculations and predicts that the comet seen in 1682 will return in 1758.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1705, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Halley publishes his cometary calculations and predicts that the comet seen in 1682 will return in 1758.
George II marries Caroline of Ansbach
Marries Caroline, daughter of John Ferederick Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Marries George II
Marries Caroline of Anspach
Blenheim Palace is built as a tribute to the Duke of Marlboroughs military victories
Appointed Chairman of the Committee of Priveliges
Appointed Member of Council of the Lord High Admiral
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
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
same object returning every 76 years, a period that has since been amended to every 75-76 years.
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Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
George II marries Caroline of Ansbach
Naturalized as a British subject
Succeeds as King of Great Britain
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