Edmond Halley
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Edmond Halley was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720.
Portrait by Richard Phillips, before 1722
Site of Halley's Observatory on the island of Saint Helena
First page to volume I of Miscellanea curiosa published by the Royal Society (1705), in which Halley wrote "An estimate of the quantity of vapours raised out of the sea, derived from experiment"
Haggerston
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Haggerston is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is in East London and part of the East End. There is an electoral ward called Haggerston within the borough.
Houses in Queenbridge Road
Welshpool House from Brougham Road, an example of post war housing.
Broadway Market, looking south.
Haggerston Park, looking east.