Halley's Comet

Halley's comet English Alternative forms en Halley's comet Etymology Circa 1758. en astronomer English Edmond Halley =, who first computed its orbit and established its periodicity. Halley predicted the return of the comet (then last seen in 1682) in 1705; when it did return in late 1758, it quickly acquired this name. Pronunciation en /ˌhæliːz ˈkɒmɪt/ /ˌheɪliːz ˈkɒmɪt/ Proper noun Halley's Comet A great comet which can be seen from Earth every 75–76 years. en 1P/Halley official IAU designation Comet Halley Halley The Scots Magazine, Vol. XXI (April 1759), p. 208 In the London papers of May 3 we have the following accounts It had a short broad tail in a direction opposite the sun ; as Dr Halley's comet ought to have ; being much foreshortened Translations comet Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 哈雷彗星 Hāléi huìxīng Dutch: nl komeet Halley Estonian: et Halley komeet Finnish: fi Halleyn komeetta French: fr comète de Halley f German: de Halleyscher Komet m Māori: mi Rongomai Navajo: nv Sǫʼ Bitseeʼ Nineezí Polish: pl Kometa Halleya f Romanian: ro cometa Halley f Russian: ru коме́та Галле́я f Spanish: es cometa Halley m Further reading en Astronomy