Edmond Halley's Solar Eclipse chart, showing the path of the Moon's shadow over Europe, England and Ireland during the eclipse of May 1724. Edmond Halley (1656-1742) an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of Halley's Comet. Dated 18th century

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