the ledger of connections
The Connections of Edmond Halley
English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist (1656–1742) Every person recorded alongside Edmond Halley in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Edmond Halley in the ledgers of the archive.
- Spouses
- Mary Tooke
- Teachers
- Robert Hooke, John Flamsteed
- Students
- James Pound
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1656 to 1742.
Early Modern era
Charles III
January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
Early Modern era
Jean Cavalier
November 28, 1681 – May 17, 1740
Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey
Early Modern era
Louis XIV
September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715
King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
Early Modern era
Frederick the Great
January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (1712-1786)
Early Modern era
Maria Theresa
May 13, 1717 – November 29, 1780
Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)
Early Modern era
Peter the Great
May 30, 1672 – January 28, 1725
Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725
Early Modern era
Catherine the Great
April 21, 1729 – November 17, 1796
Empress who modernized and expanded the Russian Empire
Early Modern era
Oliver Cromwell
April 25, 1599 – September 3, 1658
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
Early Modern era
Shah Jahan
January 15, 1592 – January 22, 1666
The fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658
Early Modern era
Aurangzeb
November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707
The sixth Mughal Emperor from 1658 to 1707
Early Modern era
Shivaji
February 19, 1627 – April 3, 1680
Indian Maratha king and founder of the Maratha Swaraj (Empire)
Early Modern era
Kangxi Emperor
May 4, 1654 – December 20, 1722
3rd Emperor of the Qing dynasty (r. 1661–1722)