Edmond Halley — English Scientist born on October 29, 1656, died on January 14, 1742
Edmond Halley, FRS was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's Comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed... (wikipedia)