Halley

American  

[hal-ee] / ˈhæl i /

noun

1. Edmund or Edmond, 1656–1742, English astronomer.

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Halley British  

/ ˈhælɪ /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

Researchers say the famous comet known as Halley's Comet may have been identified as a repeating object centuries before British astronomer Edmond Halley gave it his name.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Edmond Halley later became famous for identifying the periodic nature of the bright comet now officially called 1P/Halley.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Now he’s a memory that Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin and fellow writer Halley Gross revisit one more time, and at a point in Ellie’s journey when a vendetta threatens to obliterate her moral compass.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

In addition to Kate Feiffer, his daughter with Sheftel, he is survived by daughters, Halley and Julie, whom he had with his second wife, Jennifer Allen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

In 1683, Halley, Hooke, and Wren were dining in London when the conversation turned to the motions of celestial objects.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson