Edmond Halley
Edmond[1] (or Edmund[2]) Halley, FRS (pronoonced /ˈɛdmənd ˈhæli/;[3][4] 8 November 1656 – 25 Januar 1742) wis an Inglis astronomer, geopheesicist, mathematician, meteorologist, an pheesicist wha is best kent for computin the orbit o the eponymous Halley's Comet. He wis the seicont Astronomer Royal in Breetain, succeedin John Flamsteed.
Edmond Halley | |
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 Portrait bi Thomas Murray, c. 1687 | |
| Born | 8 November 1656 Haggerston, Middlesex, Ingland |
| Dee'd | 25 Januar 1742 (aged 85) Greenwich, Kent, Ingland |
Restin place | St. Margaret's, Lee, Sooth Lunnon |
| Naitionality | Inglis, Post 1707 |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Mary Tooke |
| Bairns | Edmond Halley (d. 1741) Margaret (d. 1713) Richelle (d. 1748) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, geopheesics, mathematics, meteorology, pheesics, cairtografie |
| Institutions | Varsity o Oxford Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
References
eedit- ↑ The Times (London) Notes and Queries No. 254, 8 November 1902 p.36
- ↑ Hughes, David W.; Green, Daniel W. E. (Januar 2007). "Halley's First Name: Edmond or Edmund" (PDF). International Comet Quarterly. Harvard University: 14.
Might we suggest... simply recogniz[ing] both forms, noting that—in the days when Halley lived—there was no rigid 'correct' spelling, and that this particular astronomer seemed to prefer the 'u' over the 'o' in his published works.
- ↑ Jones, Daniel; Gimson, Alfred C. (1977) [1917]. Everyman's English Pronunciation Dictionary. Everyman's Reference Library (14 ed.). London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-03029-9.
- ↑ Kenyon, John S.; Knott, Thomas A. (1953). A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc. ISBN 0-87779-047-7.