Edmund halley discovered halleys comet in 1705. Although he was testing Newtons law of graveity saying that the comet has a patter and it will return in 1758. Unfortunetly Edmund died in 1742, although in 1758 his theory was proven right and halleys comet came around. here is a picture discription of what he perdicted.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Edmund Halley's discovery
Edmund halley discovered halleys comet in 1705. Although he was testing Newtons law of graveity saying that the comet has a patter and it will return in 1758. Unfortunetly Edmund died in 1742, although in 1758 his theory was proven right and halleys comet came around. here is a picture discription of what he perdicted.
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I like the picture of the guy who discovered it :D You probably could have added more information about Haley's Comet. My question is..what exactly is Haley's Comet? And what is Newton's Law of Gravity?
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