Rice University
Galileo Project: Edmond Halley
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,...
Other
National Maritime Museum: Sea and Ships: The Magnetic Compass
Inquiry into the origins of the magnetic compass and how it came to and was used in Europe.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Edmund Halley
Read a short biography about Edmund Halley, and find out why the comet bears his name.
University of Oxford (UK)
Mhs/oxford Virtual Science Walk/halley's House
A description of the home of Edmond Halley with some biographical details. Includes details of his life as Astronomer Royal.
Children's Museum
Children's Museum: Field Guide to the Universe: Astronomers
Read brief biographies of astronomers who are grouped by time period.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Edmund Halley
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.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Edmond Halley (1656 1742)
A brief biography of the English astronomer, Edmond Halley.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Halley's Comet
Fact piece about Halley's Comet.
Curated OER
Mhs/oxford Virtual Science Walk/halley's House
A description of the home of Edmond Halley with some biographical details. Includes details of his life as Astronomer Royal.