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halley

/ˈhæli/

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noun

B2formalcommonscientific/ˈhæli/

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to the English astronomer Edmond Halley, who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742).

  • 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к английскому астроному Эдмонду Галлею, который использовал законы движения Ньютона для предсказания периода кометы (1656-1742).
  1. Edmond Halley B2 formal scientific

    An English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the comet that now bears his name.

    • Edmond Halley was a close friend of Isaac Newton.
    • Halley's work on comets revolutionized astronomy.
    • He used Newton's laws to predict the return of the comet in 1758.

    🇷🇺Эдмонд Галлей