Edward Haynes or Haines (

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1683–1708) was an

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astronomer and

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.royalsociety.org, ''Haynes; Edward (fl 1683 - 1708)''.
/ref> Haynes observed the

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of 11 February 1682 from Basing Lane in London, an event also observed by

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and

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, at

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. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 2 May 1683, nominated by Flamsteed and Halley. A nonconformist, Haynes was in the congregation of

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, who died at his house in

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, then in

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A later published observation from Totteridge noted its distance from London and displacement to the west.

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