A biographical account of Edmond Halley, complete with a directory of other electronic and paper resources.

History of Astronomy : Persons : Persons (H) Halley, Edmond Born: 29 October 1656, Haggerston (today to London), Shoreditch, England Died: 14 January 1742, Greenwich (today to London), England Astronomer, mathematician Note: The dates are given in the Julian calendar. The corresponding dates in the Gregorian calendar are 8 Nov. 1656 and 25 Jan. 1742. (The inscription on his tomb reads Mortuus ...