Edmond Halley vs Henry Purcell
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Compare the life timelines of Edmond Halley (1656–1742) and Henry Purcell (1659–1695) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1659 to 1695.
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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
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
- — Born in Westminster, London Verified
- — Became a chorister in the Chapel Royal Verified
- — Appointed keeper of the king's instruments Verified
- — Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey Verified
- — Married Frances Peters Verified
- — Appointed organist of the Chapel Royal Verified
- — Composed the opera Dido and Aeneas Verified
- — Premiere of the semi-opera King Arthur Verified
- — Composed music for the funeral of Queen Mary II Verified
- — Died in Westminster, London Verified