Edmond Halley
English astronomer who persuaded Newton to write the Principia, paid for its printing and predicted the return of the comet of 1682.
Person8 Nov 1656 – 14 Jan 1742 O.S.
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- Wikidata Q47434
English astronomer who persuaded Newton to write the Principia, paid for its printing and predicted the return of the comet of 1682.
Person8 Nov 1656 – 14 Jan 1742 O.S.
