Philosophy
"Edmond Halley's birthday celebrated by Google doodle"
Google marks 335th birthday of astronomer and mathematician who accurately predicted return of comet later named after him
by
Cherry Wilson
November 7th, 2011
guardian.co.uk
English astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley has been given the Google Doodle seal of approval to mark his 335th birthday.
Google artists have recreated a logo depicting planets and rockets to celebrate the life of the man who was the first to calculate the orbit of the comet later named after him.
London-born Halley, a graduate of Queen's College, Oxford, dedicated most of his life to astronomy and compiled a catalogue charting the location of stars in the southern hemisphere that was the first to contain telescopically determined locations.
In 1705, he published 'A Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets' in which he depicted the parabolic orbits of 24 comets that had been observed from 1337 to 1698.
In his dossier, he showed that the three historic comets of 1531, 1607 and 1682 were so similar that they must be the same comet and accurately predicted it would return in 1758. It is now known as Halley's comet.
In 1720, Halley succeeded John Flamsteed to become the second appointed Astronomer Royal in Greenwich, a position which he held until his death on 14 January 1742.
He was married to Mary Tooke and the couple had three children.
Edmond Halley [Wikipedia]
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Philosophy
"Doodle" for Halley
"Edmond Halley's birthday celebrated by Google doodle"Google marks 335th birthday of astronomer and mathematician who accurately predicted return of comet later named after him
by
Cherry Wilson
November 7th, 2011
guardian.co.uk
English astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley has been given the Google Doodle seal of approval to mark his 335th birthday.
Google artists have recreated a logo depicting planets and rockets to celebrate the life of the man who was the first to calculate the orbit of the comet later named after him.
London-born Halley, a graduate of Queen's College, Oxford, dedicated most of his life to astronomy and compiled a catalogue charting the location of stars in the southern hemisphere that was the first to contain telescopically determined locations.
In 1705, he published 'A Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets' in which he depicted the parabolic orbits of 24 comets that had been observed from 1337 to 1698.
In his dossier, he showed that the three historic comets of 1531, 1607 and 1682 were so similar that they must be the same comet and accurately predicted it would return in 1758. It is now known as Halley's comet.
In 1720, Halley succeeded John Flamsteed to become the second appointed Astronomer Royal in Greenwich, a position which he held until his death on 14 January 1742.
He was married to Mary Tooke and the couple had three children.
Edmond Halley [Wikipedia]
Other Google doodles...
Charles Robert Darwin's birthday...Google style
- Halley's Comet And The Ancient Greeks--466 Bc
"Halley's comet 'was spotted by the ancient Greeks'" by Paul Rincon September 10th, 2010 BBC News A celestial event seen by the ancient Greeks may be the earliest sighting of Halley's comet, new evidence suggests. According to ancient...
- The Royal Observatory...the Beginnings
I almost forgot but today is the official beginning of The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England as decreed by King Charles II. "Greenwich Becomes Royal Pane on the Stars" by Randy Alfred June 22nd, 2009 Wired 1675: Britain's King Charles...
- Green Comet Lulin
Amateur astronomer Jack Newton took this photograph of Comet Lulin. I don't normally mention specific astronomy events to witness, but this is spectacular and fits well into this year's celebration of astronomy...the observation of a visitor...
- Book Review--"halley's Quest"
Halley's Quest by Julie Wakefield ISBN-10: 0309095948 ISBN-13: 978-0309095945 Christmas isn't far away and good cheer is always spread by books. From Amazon.com: Booklist: Edmund Halley is best known for discovering and calculating the period...
- Mr. Whipple--comet Man
NASA: On April 20, 2007, the comet had just dipped inside the orbit of Mercury, perilously close to the sun, when a solar eruption struck and literally tore the comet's tail off. This surely has happened to comets before, but for the first time...