Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mathematician
astronomer geophysicist scientist |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Royal_Society
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Copley_Medal
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1656-10-29
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Hagley,_Worcestershire,_England
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
navigation
astronomy geophysics the study of magnetism the study of tides the_study_of_the_Earth's_magnetic_field |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1742-01-14
|
| gptkbp:diedIn |
gptkb:Greenwich,_England
|
| gptkbp:established |
the proper motion of stars
the first meteorological observations the orbit of comets |
| gptkbp:father |
gptkb:Henry_Halley
|
| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
physics
astronomy mathematics geophysics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Edmond Halley
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:John_Flamsteed
William Herschel |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Halley's_Comet
stellar motion Halley's_equation |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Halley's_Comet_named_after_him
Halley's_method_of_calculating_orbits Halley's_principle_of_the_return_of_comets Halley's_work_on_the_Earth's_magnetic_field Halley's_contributions_to_navigation_and_cartography |
| gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Mary_Halley
|
| gptkbp:positionHeld |
Astronomer Royal
|
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:Catalogus_Stellarum_Australium
A New Theory of the Moon's Motion A Treatise on the Comets |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Tooke
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
gptkb:St_Paul's_School,_London
gptkb:Queen's_College,_Oxford |
| gptkbp:worksAt |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
A Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets
The Great Solar Eclipse of 1715 An Estimate of the Degrees of the Mortality of Mankind |