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BESSEL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)
Synonyms:
Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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