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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Edmond Halley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Galileo Project of Rice University provides ten fields of biographical data are compiled related to Edumond Halley, including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education, religion,...
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Website
Other

National Maritime Museum: Sea and Ships: The Magnetic Compass

For Students 9th - 10th
Inquiry into the origins of the magnetic compass and how it came to and was used in Europe.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Edmund Halley

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a short biography about Edmund Halley, and find out why the comet bears his name.
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

Mhs/oxford Virtual Science Walk/halley's House

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the home of Edmond Halley with some biographical details. Includes details of his life as Astronomer Royal.
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Interactive
Children's Museum

Children's Museum: Field Guide to the Universe: Astronomers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read brief biographies of astronomers who are grouped by time period.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Edmund Halley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a detailed history of the Halley family and Edmund Halley's life and contributions to science.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Edmond Halley (1656 1742)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the English astronomer, Edmond Halley.
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Activity
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Halley's Comet

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact piece about Halley's Comet.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Mhs/oxford Virtual Science Walk/halley's House

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the home of Edmond Halley with some biographical details. Includes details of his life as Astronomer Royal.