Person    | Male  Born 8/11/1656  Died 14/1/1742

Dr Edmond Halley

Categories: Science

Astronomer. born Haggerston, London. Correctly predicted the return of a comet in 1758 but died before the date. Invented the diving bell. Died Greenwich.

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Dr Edmond Halley

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Sir Isaac Newton's house- detailed

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Astronomical Society

Astronomical Society

From the picture source website: "... conceived on 12 January 1820 when 14 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Freemason's Tavern, in Lincoln's Inn Fields .... the new Society was born on 10 March ...

Group, Science

1 memorial
Marcellin Berthelot

Marcellin Berthelot

Organic and physical chemist. Born and died in Paris. Very successful and well-known in his lifetime. Achieved high office in the Chemical Society of Paris and in the French Academy of Sciences.

Person, Science, France

1 memorial
Royal Socity of Chemistry

Royal Socity of Chemistry

Formed as a merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry. It carries out research, publishes journals, books and da...

Group, Science

6 memorials
Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS

Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS

Chemist.  Born King David's Lane, Shadwell.  While a student at the Royal College of Chemistry, aged 18 he discovered the first aniline dyestuff while working in his home laboratory.   He dropped o...

Person, Science

1 memorial
Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

Politician and writer. Born Milston, Wiltshire.

Person, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial