Author:
Love, David, 1950- author.
ImprintEssex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2023]
Imprint2023
Descriptionxvii, 181 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Note:Introduction : astronomy before Halley -- Halley's early life and career -- Principia -- The comet -- The Royal Society -- Halley's character and his religious skepticism -- Halley, Peter the Great and the voyages of the Paramore -- Oxford -- Greenwich -- Legacy.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index.
Note:"In this surprising biography, author David K. Love reveals the boundless mind and endless curiosity of Edmond Halley, a man whom many readers may think they already know. From his inventions and innovations to his personal life, Edmond Halley firmly cements the legacy of the second Astronomer Royal among the first-rate scientists of his time."-- Provided by publisher.
