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Great Astronomers
Robert Stawell Ball
Edmund Halley was born at Haggerston, in the Parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, on October 29th, 1656. His father, who bore the same name as his famous son, was a soap-boiler in Winchester Street, London, and he had conducted his business with such success that he accumulated an ample fortune. I have been unable to obtain more than a very few particulars with respect to the early life of the future astronomer. It would, however, appear that from boyhood he showed considerable aptitude for the acquisition of various kinds of learning, and he also had some capacity for mechanical invention. Halley seems to have received a sound education at St. Paul's School, then under the care of Dr. Thomas Gale.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 19, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9798566296869 |
| Pages | 52 |
| Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 3 mm · 58 g |
| Language | English |
