Secchi

[ sek-ee; Italian sek-kee ]

noun

1. Pie·tro An·ge·lo [pye, -t, r, aw , ahn, -je-law], 1818–78, Italian Jesuit and astronomer.

Example Sentences

“Every solution brings its own set of problems,” says Secchi.

From The Daily Beast

Secchi considers that this is the most numerous type of all, half the stars which he studied belonging to it.

From Project Gutenberg

To these three types Secchi subsequently added a fourth, given by comparatively few stars of a deep red color.

From Project Gutenberg

We therefore507 confine ourselves to a few illustrations of spectra of the familiar types described by Secchi and Vogel.

From Project Gutenberg

Tempel and Secchi have given wonderful descriptions of it, both finding multitudes of stars intermingled with nebulous matter.

From Project Gutenberg

Since Padre Secchi found that the scirocco really brings the sand of the desert with it, I dislike it more than ever.

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