Edmond Halley, Astronomer Royal (1656-1746) Interest_History and the consequent intellectual and

and the consequent intellectual and political debate about the role of sugar

The sword refers to his service to his country (especially in 1588 at the Spanish Armada)

mudlarks were small boys grubbing a living from scrap

Here are Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile

and to find the time and length of sunrise

Edmond Halley, Astronomer Royal (1656-1746) Interest_History and the consequent intellectual andEdmond Halley is one of astronomy's most fascinating and colourful figures. A Londoner born and bred, his genius saw him elected FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) at 22. His career spanned celestial cartography, an Oxford Professorship, a daring explorer captaincy in the Royal Navy, service as a diplomat, and Astronomer Royal. Meteorology, geology, and the ancient, pre human history of the earth were early subjects of original research for him. A half