Edmond Halley, Astronomer Royal (1656-1746) Interest_History stage play

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This is a reproduction of one of twelve plates showing the Royal Observatory and its equipment that were produced by Francis Place

The sword refers to his service to his country (especially in 1588 at the Spanish Armada)

and to find the time and length of sunrise

Edmond Halley, Astronomer Royal (1656-1746) Interest_History stage playEdmond Halley is one of astronomy's most fascinating and colourful figures. A Londoner born and bred, his genius saw him elected FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) at 22. His career spanned celestial cartography, an Oxford Professorship, a daring explorer captaincy in the Royal Navy, service as a diplomat, and Astronomer Royal. Meteorology, geology, and the ancient, pre human history of the earth were early subjects of original research for him. A half