NOUN | person | Halley, Edmond Halley, Edmund Halley | English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) |
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Sounds | hhae'liy; hhey'liy | |
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Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742). | |
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Synonyms | Edmond Halley, Edmund Halley | |
Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
Spanish | Edmond Halley, Edmund Halley | |
Catalan | Edmond Halley, Edmund Halley, Halley |
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