But its greater claim to fame came in October 1815,  when the H.M.S. Bellerophon sailed into its harbor, bringing with  it the world's most famous political prisoner.
Acquired by the British in 1659, it went on to play an  important role in the history of astronomy, as it was here that  Edmund Halley built the world's first southern hemisphere  observatory. But its greater claim to fame came in October 1815,  when the H.M.S. Bellerophon sailed into its harbor, bringing with  it the world's most famous political prisoner. FTP, name this  island in the South Atlantic, the site of Napoleon's final exile.
Acquired by the British in 1659, it went on to play an  important role in the history of astronomy, as it was here that  Edmund Halley built the world's first southern hemisphere  observatory.
{St. Helena}