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  2. Edmond Halley - Wikipedia

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    Halley, Edmond, An Estimate of the Degrees of the Mortality of Mankind (1693) Halley, Edmond, Some Considerations about the Cause of the Universal Deluge (1694) A synopsis of the astronomy of comets By Edmund Halley, Savilian Professor of Geometry, at Oxford; And Fellow of the Royal Society. Translated from the Original, printed at Oxford ...

  3. Solar eclipse of May 3, 1715 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse occurred on 3 May 1715. It was known as Halley's Eclipse, after Edmond Halley (1656–1742) who predicted this eclipse to within 4 minutes accuracy. . Halley observed the eclipse from London where the city of London enjoyed 3 minutes 33 seconds of tota

  4. Edmund Scientific Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Scientific's factory store in Barrington, New Jersey in the mid-1970s which carried many items not listed in the catalogs. Following Sputnik, Edmund was able to capitalize on a growing national interest in science and astronomy. They expanded their business into a full line of telescopes and telescope kits as well as equipment, parts ...

  5. List of planetariums - Wikipedia

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    Ban Moh Astronomy Center, Saraburi Province; Astronomy and Science Center, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School; Hatyai Deepsky Observation for Science, Hatyai; Roiet Science and Cultural Centre for Education, Roi Et Province; Nakhon Ratchasima Regional Observation For The Public, Suranaree University of Technology; Astronomy and Science Center, Nakhon ...

  6. Halley's Comet - Wikipedia

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    Officially designated 1P/Halley, it is also commonly called Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley. Halley's periodic returns to the inner Solar System have been observed and recorded by astronomers around the world since at least 240 BC, but it was not until 1705 that the English astronomer Edmond Halley understood that these appearances ...

  7. De motu corporum in gyrum - Wikipedia

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    De motu corporum in gyrum [a] (from Latin: "On the motion of bodies in an orbit"; abbreviated De Motu [b]) is the presumed title of a manuscript by Isaac Newton sent to Edmond Halley in November 1684.

  8. Halley Lectures - Wikipedia

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    The Halley Lectures are a series of annual public lectures hosted by the University of Oxford, in memory of the astronomer Edmond Halley.Currently, some podcasts of the lectures can be found through the Oxford Physics Public Lectures [1] These lectures aim to promote public understanding and engagement with science, mathematics, and related fields, and to inspire new generations of researchers ...

  9. Stewart-Lakewood Center - Wikipedia

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    Lubie Geter, one of the children murdered in the Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, was last seen at the Stewart-Lakewood Center. [5] Today part of the original 40+ unit [1] mall has been demolished. A handful of the remaining units are occupied by a dollar store, wig store, and others.