How Long to Read Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet

How Long Does it Take to Read Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet?

It takes the average reader 1 hour to read Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet by D. C. Ipsen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

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Today Edmond Halley is known as the scientist whose comet returns every 75 years or so. But he was a man of many talents who did much more than make a prediction about a comet that happen to appear during his time. Probably Halleys biggest impact on history was from an idea for finding the distance to the sun. After viewing a transit of Mercury across the suns face during a starmapping trip to the southern hemisphere, Halley hit on the idea of timing a transit of Venus in different parts of the world as a way of discovering the distance to the sun. Halleys scheme would eventually send Captain...

How long is Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet?

Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet by D. C. Ipsen is 60 pages long, and a total of 15,000 words.

This makes it 20% the length of the average book. It also has 18% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 21 minutes to read Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet aloud.

What Reading Level is Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet?

Edmond Halley: More Than a Man with a Comet is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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