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  3. Edmond Halley - Wikipedia

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    Edmond Halley Biography (SEDS) Edmond Halley's 1716 paper describing how transits could be used to measure the Sun's distance, translated from Latin. A Halley Odyssey; The National Portrait Gallery (London) has several portraits of Halley: Search the collection Archived 19 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine; Halley, Edmond, An Estimate of the ...

  4. Halley's Comet - Wikipedia

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    Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, [16] appearing every 72–80 years, [17] though with the majority of recorded apparations (25 of 30) occurring after 75–77 years.

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  6. Messier 13 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, [2] and cataloged by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764, [9] into his list of objects not to mistake for comets; Messier's list, including Messier 13, eventually became known as the Messier catalog. [10] It is located at right ascension 16 h 41.7 m, declination +36° 28'. Messier 13 is often ...

  7. 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

  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. Omega Centauri - Wikipedia

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    Omega Centauri (ω Cen, NGC 5139, or Caldwell 80) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 17,090 light-years (5,240 parsecs ), it is the largest known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years. [ 10 ]

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