HyperDic: friedrich_wilhelm_bessel

English > 1 sense of the expression Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel:
NOUNperson Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, BesselGerman mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)
English > Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningGerman mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846).
SynonymBessel
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy
mathematicianA person skilled in mathematics
SpanishFriedrich Wilhelm Bessel
CatalanFriedrich Wilhelm Bessel

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