Since the late 17th century, the big name in comets has been Edmund Halley.
自17世纪末至今,彗星研究中最响亮的名字非埃德蒙? 哈雷莫属。
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Edmond Halley
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley, FRS (pronounced /ˈɛdməndˈhæli/; 8 November 1656 – 14 January 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's Comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed.