Edmond Halley

1656 – 1742

Predicted the return of a comet, mapped stars and winds, and financed Newton’s *Principia*, strengthening predictive astronomy.

• 1656–1742

  Predicted the return of a comet, mapped stars and winds, and financed Newton’s *Principia*, strengthening predictive astronomy

  Predicted the return of a comet, mapped stars and winds, and financed Newton’s *Principia*, strengthening predictive astronomy.