Halley

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Halley

/ ˈhælɪ /

HalleyEdmund16561742MEnglishSCIENCE: astronomerSCIENCE: mathematician Edmund. 1656–1742, English astronomer and mathematician. He predicted the return of the comet now known as Halley's comet , constructed charts of magnetic declination, and produced the first wind maps

Take Halley’s comet, which whizzes by Earth every 75 years or so.

The evidence comes from calculations of the orbit of Halley’s comet.

The Orionids, for instance, happen when Earth moves through a dusty trail left by the comet Halley.

My comrades tell me that recreation in this jail is almost as rare as Halley’s Comet, which passes earth every 75 years.

“Most Facebook gaming takes place during the workday,” said Hank Halley, chief operating officer of Disruptor Beam.

Still, user grumblings aside, this is “a good problem to have,” Halley said.

They wanted to do a show with John McLaughlin, Peter Halley and Newell.

Margaret Halley stared reflectively at the blotting-pad for a moment, and then described a typical seance at Kazmah's.

This comet, famous in history, is no other than that of Halley, in one of its appearances.

It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Halley's comet.

Dr. Halley was a good classical scholar, impulsive, unsystematic, and by no means a severe disciplinarian.

And then it came, not Halley's comet, or a ghost, but the third incredible happening.

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