Kepler
Jo·han·nes [yoh-hah-nis, -han-is] /yoʊˈhɑ nɪs, -ˈhæn ɪs/ 1571–1630, German astronomer.
a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon having an extensive ray system: about 22 miles (35 km) in diameter.
Other words from Kepler
- Kep·ler·i·an [kep-leer-ee-uhn], /kɛpˈlɪər i ən/, adjective
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How to use Kepler in a sentence
Until the time of Newton, all the telescopes in use were either of the Galilean or Keplerian type, that is, refractors.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsIt may be easy to explain the association of the name of Copernicus with the Keplerian system.
History of Astronomy | George Forbes
British Dictionary definitions for Kepler (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkɛplə) /
Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1571–1630, German astronomer. As discoverer of Kepler's laws of planetary motion he is regarded as one of the founders of modern astronomy
British Dictionary definitions for Kepler (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɛplə) /
a small crater in the NW quadrant of the moon, centre of a large bright ray system
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Scientific definitions for Kepler
[ kĕp′lər ]
German astronomer and mathematician who is considered the founder of celestial mechanics. He was first to accurately describe the elliptical orbits of Earth and the planets around the Sun and demonstrated that planets move fastest when they are closest to the Sun. He also established that a planet's distance from the Sun can be calculated if its period of revolution is known.
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