Fascinating story: Francis Williams forecasted trajectory of Halley’s comet over Jamaica in 1759. He was not taken seriously because he was of African descent. His portrait revealed clues that he did indeed managed to compute and witness trajectory of Halley’s comet #history #Space #comet https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/16/x-ray-evidence-black-maths-scholar-portrait-francis-williams-uncovers-genius