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What did Edmund halley do?

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Edmund Halley was the first man to calculat a comet's orbit.

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When did Edmund Halley discover Halley's comet?
Edmund Halley did not discover the comet that bears his name. Rather, he is the one who predicted its return from computations he made in the 18th century. The comet 1P/Halley has been observed and...
How did Edmund halley discovered Halley's comet?
Well, he didn't exactly discover it. He did some calculations about its orbit, and concluded that this particular comet (observed by other people) was the same that had been seen about 76 years...
What was Edmund Halley's childhood like?
Terrible, offal and unjust.
Where did Edmund Halley do his work?
Go look it up somewhere else duh don't you know anybody can put something up. that's why you shouldn't use this <------ let me shorten that 4 u WHO KNOWS
When did Edmund halley die?
January 17 1672