A Long and Illustrious History
An early member of the Royal Society, Sir Edmund Halley, successfully predicted the return of what?
AAn eclipse
BA meteor shower
CA comet ✓
DA planet
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is A comet.
Sir Edmund Halley, an early member of the Royal Society, successfully predicted the return of the comet now called Halley's Comet.
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