In August 1684 a handsome young astronomer named Edmond Halley boarded the London coach ... saving and died some days later. As her first child, Isaac inherited most of her property, making ...

ON January 14, 1742, died Edmond Halley, a remarkable man whose name is familiar to the public through the famous comet that is called after him. Born on October 29, 1656, in affluent ...