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    FRIEDRICH WILHELM 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)play

    Synonyms:

    Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

    mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

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