Arthur Storer American Scientist
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| First Name |
Arthur
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| Last Name |
Storer
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1647
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| Birthplace |
Lincolnshire, England
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| Died |
1686
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| Place of Death |
Calvert County, Province of Maryland
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Gentleman, astronomer, and possibly apothecary
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Arthur Storer (1645–1687) was America's first colonial astronomer. He came to Calvert County, Maryland, from Lincolnshire, England.
He was among the first observers to sight and record data about a magnificent comet that passed over Patuxent skies in 1682. Storer's work shows up in a number of Newton's writings. The comet became known as Storer's Comet, until Edmund Halley later predicted the comet's return; thereafter this celestial marvel was known as Halley's Comet. His observations of the great comet of 1680 are mentioned twice in Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. A planetarium bearing Storer's name is located in Prince Frederick, Maryland.
