Quote by: Edmond Halley

Scarce any problem will appear more hard and difficult, than that of determining the distance of the Sun from the Earth very near the truth: but even this... will without much labour be effected.


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  • NameEdmond Halley
  • DescriptionEnglish astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist
  • BornNovember 8, 1656
  • DiedJanuary 14, 1742
  • CountryKingdom Of England
  • ProfessionMathematician; Geophysicist; Astronomer; Meteorologist; Cartographer; Philosopher; Demographer
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society