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August 26: The Great Comet

Dakota Datebook by Prairie Public Broadcasting

Aug 26, 20263:00Education

Edmund Halley was an English astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. In 1720, he was named the second Astronomer Royal. He produced a map of the stars in the southern sky and received many awards and accolades. On this...

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August 26: The Great Comet is an episode from Dakota Datebook by Prairie Public Broadcasting. Edmund Halley was an English astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. In 1720, he was named the second Astronomer Royal. He produced a map of the...

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Published Aug 26, 2026, 3:00 long, audio available.

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