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• Halley, Edmond — born Nov. 8, 1656, Haggerston, Shoreditch, near London died Jan. 14, 1742, Greenwich, near London English astronomer and mathematician. He studied at the University of Oxford. In 1676 he set sail for the South Atlantic with the intention of… …   Universalium

• Halley's method — In numerical analysis, Halley s method is a root finding algorithm used for functions of one real variable with a continuous second derivative, i.e. C2 functions. It is named after its inventor Edmond Halley who also discovered Halley s Comet.The …   Wikipedia

• Halley , Edmond — (1656–1742) British astronomer and physicist Edmond (or Edmund) Halley was the son of a wealthy London merchant. He was educated at St. Paul s School, London, and at Oxford University. He left Oxford without a degree in 1676, but having already… …   Scientists

• Robert Halley — (August 13, 1796 ndash; August 18, 1876) was an English Congregationalist minister and abolitionist. He was noted for his association with the politics of Repeal of the Corn Laws, and became Classical Tutor at Highbury College and Principal of… …   Wikipedia

• Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff — (formerly known as the Church of Christ at Zion s Retreat) is a small denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement. It was formed in 1932 by former members of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), and in 1972 it lost most of its members to the… …   Wikipedia

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• comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… …   Universalium

• Science in the Age of Enlightenment — The scientific history of the Age of Enlightenment traces developments in science and technology during the Age of Reason, when Enlightenment ideas and ideals were being disseminated across Europe and North America. Generally, the period spans… …   Wikipedia

• No. 204 Squadron RAF — No 204 Squadron RAF Active 23 Mar 1915(RNAS) 15 Oct 1915 31 Dec 1916 31 Mar 1918 1 Apr 1918(RAF) 31 Dec 1919 1 Feb 1929 30 Jun 1945 1 Aug 1947 20 Feb 1953 1 Jan 1954 1 Apr 1971 1 Apr 1971 1 May 1972 Country …   Wikipedia