Person    | Male  Born 8/11/1656  Died 14/1/1742

Dr Edmond Halley

Categories: Science

Astronomer. born Haggerston, London. Correctly predicted the return of a comet in 1758 but died before the date. Invented the diving bell. Died Greenwich.

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Dr Edmond Halley

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Sir Isaac Newton's house- detailed

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