Galle
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
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Galle suggested naming it Janus, the two-faced Roman god, implying that it was facing outward toward the stars.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | NautilusWhen Galle saw the planet exactly where Newton’s equations said it should be, he demonstrated that astronomers could detect celestial bodies by gravity alone.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | NautilusThey touched at Point de Galle for news, and to ascertain whether any French warships had been seen, of late, along the coast.
The Tiger of Mysore | G. A. HentyA few of the passengers landed at Point de Galle, but neither Dick nor his mother went ashore.
The Tiger of Mysore | G. A. HentyOn the day of our arrival we at once set off to visit one of354 these Buddhist temples, in the vicinity of Galle.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I | Karl Ritter von Scherzer
Our return from Colombo to Galle, was not less marked by misadventures than our journey thither.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I | Karl Ritter von ScherzerYou know I had letters from a family long resident at Galle.
The Overland Guide-book | James Barber
British Dictionary definitions for Galle
/ (ˈɡɔːl) /
a port in SW Sri Lanka; along with other coastal settlements, it suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 90 270 (2001): Former name: Point de Galle
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