Olbers

[ ohl-berz; German awl-bers ]

noun

1. Hein·rich Wil·helm Mat·thä·us [hahyn, -, r, i, kh, , vil, -helm mah-, te, -, oo, s], 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.

Example Sentences

A statue in honor of the celebrated astronomer Olbers has been erected in a public square at Bremen.

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On March 28th, 1802, Olbers discovered a new seventh magnitude star, which turned out to be a planet resembling Ceres.

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Olbers's explosion theory, long accepted by astronomers, has been proven open to fatal objections.

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But in the department of meteoric astronomy, a similar honor must now be awarded to the late Dr. Olbers.

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The velocity on reaching our planet, according to Olbers, would be about six and a half miles.

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