| 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: 1502 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 |