Arthur Storer Bibliography

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Arthur Storer

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Arthur Storer |

Born | abt. 1648

Lincolnshire, England |

Died | 1686

Calvert Co., MD |

Occupation | Gentleman, Astronomer, & possibly Apothecary |

Title | Dr. |

Spouse(s) | None |

Children | None |

Parents | Edward Storer (father),

Katherine Babington (mother),

William Clarke (step-father) |

Arthur Storer (c. 1648 – 1686) 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.[1] Storer's work shows up in a number of Newton's writings. The comet became known as Storer's Comet, until Edmund Halleylater 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 inPrince Frederick, Maryland.

Contents  [hide]  * 1 Isaac Newton * 2 Storer's Comet * 3 Ancestry * 4 References * 5 External links |

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Isaac Newton[edit]

Isaac Newton's well known confessions list in the Fitzwilliam notebook of 1662 includes "beating Arthur Storer".

When Isaac was about 12 years old, he was sent away to the Grammar school in Grantham. While in school he boarded at the home of William Clarke, an apothecary on Grantham High Street next to the George Inn. Clarke was the second husband of Arthur's mother Katherine. Katherine brought her four children Edward, Arthur, Katherine and Ann to the marriage.

Arthur's sister Katherine Storer, did not deny that Newton...