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Where did Edmond Halley sail to study the stars of the southern hemisphere?

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St. Helena in the South Atlantic

Step-by-step explanation:

The young astronomer gave up his studies in 1676 and sailed to St. Helena in the South Atlantic where he catalogued 341 stars in the Southern Hemisphere and discovered a star cluster in Centaurus.

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