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Edmond Halley (1720-1742)
A detail of an oil painting showing Astronomer Royal Edmond Halley, by Sir Godfrey Kneller
Best known for the comet bearing his name, Edmond Halley worked on a wide range of scientific problems before becoming Astronomer Royal in 1720, at the age of 64.
Halley was responsible for re-equipping the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, using a grant from the Board of Ordnance, a government body that acted as custodian of British lands. He was forced to do this after Flamsteed's widow removed all the equipment and furniture there, regarding it as her late husband's property.
Halley saw his main task as improving the accuracy of the lunar tables, mathmatical tables that charted the position of the moon at any time. However despite his efforts, these measurements were still lacking in accuracy. Although they were eventually published, their limitations soon became obvious.
This statue of Crazy Horse, the great Sioux hero, stands in South Dakota. It is 9 stories high and was created by Korczak Ziolkowski, who died in 1982. It is being completed by his wife Ruth. Beyond that is a graphic depiction of a mathmatical set known as a strange attractor. Beyond that, a big blue galaxy.
The Science, Technolgy Engineering Mathmatics (STEM) partnership had a Forum Event "Gathering Momentum" at the Henry Ford College, Loughborough University on Wed..In the picture is chairman of the event and BBC presenter Rob Pittam giving the conclusions of the workshops to the audience.