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Everyone here has heard of Halley’s Comet. It is, without a doubt, the most famous comet in the world, although some people might not know why. They might also not be familiar with the man it is named after, English astronomer Edmond Halley, who did not discover the comet, but calculated its trajectory and successfully predicted its return, proving to the world that such celestial objects have elliptical orbits. Uploaded 08-06-24But that was only one of Halley’s impressive achievements. He was also an inventor, a cartographer, a mathematician, a student of geomagnetism, and even a daring explorer. So today we are taking a closer look as we examine the life and career of the man behind the comet - Edmond Halley. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetEric's Links:Alien Video Essay: https://youtu.be/_jpKTllluiY FREE Scifi Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uybOEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalintLinks to other books and socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyteKarl's Socials:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwoodFurther Reading:https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/29/science/sir-edmund-halley-orbiting-forever-in-newton-s-shadow.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Halleyhttp://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/hughes_icq29_7t14.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/14/science/q-a-237647.htmlhttps://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2010JRASC.104...28Rhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/birth-edmond-halleyhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Halley/https://books.google.ro/books?id=LhkoowKFaTsC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=A+Direct+and+Geometrical+Method+of+Finding+the+Aphelia,+Eccentricities,+and+Proportions+of+the+Primary+Planets,+Without+Supposing+Equality+in+Angular+Motion&source=bl&ots=ujmVE-mUNk&sig=ACfU3U03aIvtNiIhT8T9jiRZTucALBMkDg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK8sj1s_6FAxWx8bsIHZibAZYQ6AF6BAhBEAM#v=onepage&q=A%20Direct%20and%20Geometrical%20Method%20of%20Finding%20the%20Aphelia%2C%20Eccentricities%2C%20and%20Proportions%20of%20the%20Primary%20Planets%2C%20Without%20Supposing%20Equality%20in%20Angular%20Motion&f=falsehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/halley_edmond.shtmlhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/birth-edmond-halleyhttps://books.google.ro/books?redir_esc=y&id=LhkoowKFaTsC&q=charles+II#v=snippet&q=charles%20II&f=falsehttps://www.worldhistory.org/Edmond_Halley/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Halleyhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Halley/https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/dev/hillger/pdf/Halley_chart.pdfhttps://www.aaas.org/multi-layered-wisdom-edmond-halleyhttps://www.aaas.org/multi-layered-wisdom-edmond-halleyhttps://www.famousscientists.org/edmund-halley/https://interestingengineering.com/science/edmond-halley-the-story-of-a-man-and-his-comethttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Halley/https://www.geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/mag_fld/magdec-en.phphttps://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/1p-halley/https://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-halleys-comet-sightingshttps://interestingengineering.com/science/edmond-halley-the-story-of-a-man-and-his-cometCarl Sagan and Ann Druyan - Comet https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2010JRASC.104...28R http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/hughes_icq29_7t14.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/14/science/q-a-237647.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Halley https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/29/science/si Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Enlightenment: Stumbling in the Darkness

Nathanael Greene - The Fighting Quaker Who Became Washington's Most Steadfast OfficerUploaded 26-12-2226 Dec 2022---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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