Newton's quest 'to understand all of nature' Aug 16, 2008
The notebooks and papers containing Newton's revolutionary ideas collected dust in his study for more than 20 years, until astronomer Edmond Halley urged him to publish. The massive text was finally printed in 1687, and met with universal acclaim at least, from those who could decipher its message. (Globe and Mail)
Caltech scientists offer new explanation for monsoon development Jul 22, 2008
The traditional idea of monsoon formation was developed in 1686 by English astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley, namesake of Halley's Comet. In Halley's model, monsoons are viewed as giant sea-breeze circulations, driven by the differences in heat capacities between land and ocean surfaces that, upon heating by sunlight, lead to temperature differences between warmer land and cooler ocean surfaces--for example, between the Indian subcontinent and the oceans surrounding it. (EurekAlert!)
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No lesser astronomers than Edmond Halley and George B. Airy carefully studied the astronomical aspects of 55 BC in hopes of letting historians know the exact date and location where Caesar and his legions came ashore ... Tides in the English Channel are notoriously difficult to predict, but astronomers George B. Airy (left) and Edmond Halley before him both weighed in on the debate over where Caesar came ashore. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Piece of Halley's Comet to be visible May 5, 2008
Comet Halley, named in honour of the 17th century English astronomer Edmond Halley, is important because it was the first periodic comet to be recognised and its one circuit of the Sun takes 76 years to complete. Discuss this story with other readers. (India Times)
Black Hole Discovered In Center Of Enigmatic Omega Centauri Apr 6, 2008
Edmond Halley reported it as a nebula in 1677. In the 1830s the English astronomer John Herschel was the first to recognise it as a globular cluster. (Science Daily)
Mid-size black hole answers question Apr 3, 2008
In 1677, Edmond Halley revised Omega's identity as a nebula, and it wasn't until the 1830s that English astronomer John Herschel recognized it as a globular cluster. The entire cluster contains about 10 million stars tightly bound by gravity, making Omega Centauri among the biggest and most massive of some 200 globular clusters orbiting the Milky Way. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Going the distance in space Nov 26, 2007
It took more than 2,000 years for English astronomer Edmond Halley to devise a strategy for a more precise calculation. 1. (Los Angeles Times)
SJC Assistant Professor of Social Work journeys to England May 2, 2007
Photo Submitted Rensselaer As she walked in the footsteps of world-changing individuals such as Edmond Halley, John Wesley, John Wycliffe and Tony Blaire during an academic conference in Oxford, England, Assistant Professor of Social Work Toni Halgas made lasting connections with faculty members from around the world as the group came together to discuss current topics of diversity. Halgas recently journeyed to Lincoln College to attend the five-day Oxford Roundtable, established in the 1980s by... (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Review: Hollow Earth Jan 27, 2007
As Standish recounts, several pioneering modern scientists and thinkers, including the English astronomer Edmond Halley, the German Jesuit Athanasius Kircher and the Boston cleric Cotton Mather, had also advanced hollow-earth theories. (Since God would probably not have wanted to waste any space, Mather argued, an inhabitable hollow earth made perfect sense. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Life in last 400 years full of adventure Jan 13, 2007
About 100 years later, Edmond Halley predicts its exact return, and that bright comet seen in 1607 is permanently named Halley. 1707--Here in America, Delaware has just separated from Pennsylvania, and North and South Carolina are about to become full-fledged colonies. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
What's Up This Week - May 15 - May 21, 2006 May 25, 2006
Recorded by Ptolemy as a star, given the designation "Omega" by Bayer, and first noted as non-stellar by Edmond Halley in 1677, J.L.E. Dreyer went on to add three exclamation marks. to his abbreviated description after including it as entry 5139 in the 1888 New General Catalogue. (Universe Today)
