Edmundus Halley, Soc. Reg. Soc. Astronomus Regius Geometrić Professor Savilianus.
G.Kneller S.R.I. Eq. et Mag Brit. Baron.s pinx. G. White fec et excudit.
[London, n.d., c.1725.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 235mm (13˝ x 9").
Edmond Halley (1656-1742), British Astronomer, made Astronomer Royal in 1721. He was the first astronomer to calculate a comet's orbit, predicting the return of the comet that bears his name in 1758, several years after his death.
CS 20, state i of ii.
[Ref: 45949] £260.00
[London, n.d., c.1725.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 235mm (13˝ x 9").
Edmond Halley (1656-1742), British Astronomer, made Astronomer Royal in 1721. He was the first astronomer to calculate a comet's orbit, predicting the return of the comet that bears his name in 1758, several years after his death.
CS 20, state i of ii.
[Ref: 45949] £260.00