Halley's Comet Is Named After the English Scientist Edmund Halley

question 27

Multiple Choice

Halley's comet is named after the English scientist Edmund Halley because he

• A)discovered it.
• B)was the first to see it in 1682.
• C)calculated its orbit and predicted that it would return in 1758.
• D)was the most famous astronomer in England during its appearance.
• E)was the first to publish pictures of it and report it to the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

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