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

question 102

Multiple Choice

Halley's comet is named after the English scientist Edmund Halley (1656-1742) because

• A)he was first person to see it when it passed near Earth in 1682.
• B)the discoverers named it for him in honor of his financial support.
• C)he was the most famous astronomer alive in England during its appearance in 1758.
• D)he calculated its orbit and predicted the year in which it would next be seen.

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