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MAG 140 - The Movement of the Heavens

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The Disdain of Hally

John Flamsteed called Edmund Haley 'Rayma' in a letter to Abraham Sharp, 1715. He was angry that he had been robbed of his catalogue of stars by Sir Isaac Newton and the president of the Royal Society. The name shift over the years is not unusual - especially if you're not keen on keeping the same body. Just have a read. Let me know when you're done.

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