Abraham Darby vs Edmond Halley
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Compare the life timelines of Abraham Darby (1678–1717) and Edmond Halley (1656–1742) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1678 to 1717.
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Abraham Darby (1678–1717)
- — Born at Wren's Nest, Woodsetton, near Dudley, England Verified
- — Apprenticed to a malt-mill maker in Birmingham Verified
- — Married Mary Sergeant Verified
- — Set up in business in Bristol and co-founded a brass works Verified
- — Patented a method of casting iron pots in sand Verified
- — Leased and rebuilt the old furnace at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire Verified
- — First successfully smelted iron ore using coke as fuel Verified
- — Died at Madeley Court, Shropshire Verified
Edmond Halley (1656–1742)
- — Born in Haggerston, near London Verified
- — Entered The Queen's College, Oxford Verified
- — Voyaged to Saint Helena to chart the southern stars Verified
- — Published Catalogus Stellarum Australium and elected Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Married Mary Tooke Verified
- — Financed and oversaw the publication of Newton's Principia Verified
- — Appointed Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford Verified
- — Published A Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets predicting the return of Halley's Comet Verified
- — Appointed Astronomer Royal Verified
- — Died at Greenwich Verified