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Kepler

[kep-ler]

noun

  1. Johannes 1571–1630, German astronomer.

  2. a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon having an extensive ray system: about 22 miles (35 km) in diameter.



Kepler

1

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kepler

2

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. a small crater in the NW quadrant of the moon, centre of a large bright ray system

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kepler

  1. 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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  • Keplerian adjective
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After securing funding from publisher Kepler Interactive, the core team grew to about 30 people.

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Glasnow was eventually pulled after reloading the bases on another walk to Max Kepler.

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“So, I didn’t even really see that the ball was loose,” Kepler told Twins reporters.

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With Kepler on second, Carlos Correa hit a deep fly ball off the wall in right field to drive in the first run of the game.

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A star's magnetic field must be considered in order to correctly determine the characteristics of their exoplanets from observations by space telescopes such as Kepler, James Webb, or PLATO.

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