Antonio Stradivari vs Edmond Halley
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Compare the life timelines of Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) and Edmond Halley (1656–1742) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1656 to 1737.
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Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737)
- — Born in or near Cremona, Italy Verified
- — Reputedly apprenticed to Nicola Amati
- — Produced his earliest known labelled violin Verified
- — Married Francesca Ferraboschi Verified
- — Acquired the house and workshop at Piazza San Domenico in Cremona Verified
- — Developed the elongated 'Long Pattern' violin design Verified
- — Married his second wife, Antonia Zambelli Verified
- — Golden period of instrument making Verified
- — Died in Cremona 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