HALLEY

Meaning of HALLEY in English

/hal"ee/ , n.

Edmund or Edmond , 1656-1742, English astronomer.

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HALLEY — biographical name Edmond or Edmund 1656-1742 English astronomer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HALLEY — n. Edmund Halley (1656-1742), English Astronomer who predicted the return of Halley's Comet
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HALLEY — ˈhā-lē biographical name Edmond or Edmund 1656-1742 English astronomer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALLEY — Halley (i) BrE AmE ˈhæl i ; (ii) BrE AmE ˈhɔːl i ˈhɑːl i —The astronomer andthe comet named after …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HALLEY — ( also Edmund Halley ) (1656–1742) an English astronomer and mathematician who was a close friend of Isaac Newton . …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HALLEY — Halley
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HALLEY — Halley
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HALLEY — Халли
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HALLEY — Халли
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HALLEY — Halley
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HALLEY — Halley
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HALLEY — n. Pronunciation: ' ha-l ē also ' h ā -l ē Function: biographical name Edmond or Edmund 1656-1742 Eng. astron.
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HALLEY, EDMOND — born Nov. 8, 1656, Haggerston, Shoreditch, near London died Jan. 14, 1742, Greenwich, near London English astronomer and mathematician. He …
Английский словарь Британика
HALLEY'S METHOD — ˈha]lēz- also ÷ˈhā] noun Usage: capitalized H Etymology: after Edmund Halley died 1742 English astronomer : a method of finding …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALLEY'S COMET — /hal"eez/ or, sometimes, /hay"leez/ , n. a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALLEY, EDMOND — born Nov. 8, 1656, Haggerston, Shoreditch, near London died Jan. 14, 1742, Greenwich, near London Edmond also spelled Edmund English …
Britannica English vocabulary
HALLEY'S COMET — first comet whose return was predicted, demonstrating that at least some comets are members of the solar system. In 1705 …
Britannica English vocabulary
HALLEY'S COMET — Hal ‧ ley's com ‧ et /ˌhæliz ˈkɒmət, ˌheɪl- $ -ˌkɑː-/ BrE AmE a ↑ comet (=an object in space …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALLEY, EDMOND — born Nov. 8, 1656, Haggerston, Shoreditch, near London died Jan. 14, 1742, Greenwich, near London English astronomer and mathematician. He …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HALLEY'S COMET — First comet whose return was predicted, proving that at least some comets are members of the solar system . Edmond …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EDMUND HALLEY — ➡ Halley
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
EDMOND HALLEY — ➡ Halley
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SEIFERT, JAROSLAV — born Sept. 23, 1901, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary died Jan. 10, 1986, Prague, Czech. Czech poet. He made a living as …
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ROYAL SOCIETY (OF LONDON FOR THE PROMOTION OF NATURAL KNOWLEDGE) — Oldest scientific society in Britain. Founded in 1660, its early members included Robert Hooke , Christopher Wren , Isaac Newton …
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COMET — I Any of a class of small icy objects orbiting the Sun and developing diffuse gaseous envelopes and often long …
Английский словарь Британика
COMET — any of a class of small celestial objects orbiting the Sun and developing diffuse gaseous envelopes and often long luminous …
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HEVELIUS, JOHANNES — born Jan. 28, 1611, Gdansk, Pol. died Jan. 28, 1687, Gdansk (Latin), German Johann Hewel, or Johann Howelcke, Polish Jan …
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FLAMSTEED, JOHN — born Aug. 19, 1646, Denby, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng. died Dec. 31, 1719, Greenwich, London founder of the Greenwich Observatory, …
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BRADLEY, JAMES — born March 1693, Sherborne, Gloucestershire, Eng. died July 13, 1762, Chalford, Gloucestershire English astronomer who in 1728 announced his discovery …
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BAILLY, JEAN-SYLVAIN — born Sept. 15, 1736, Paris died Nov. 12, 1793, Paris French astronomer noted for his computation of an orbit for …
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GIERSCH — To not show up. When someone tells her friends she'll meet somewhere at a specific time but then is a …
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