Secchi
Americannoun
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Caeleb Dressel, who set the world record back in 2021, was second in 51.62 with France's Clement Secchi third in 52.45.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
And although Be stars have been known for about 150 years -- having first been identified by renowned Italian astronomer Angelo Secchi in 1866 -- until now, no one has known how they were formed.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023
Silvia Secchi, an economist and geographer at the University of Iowa, said a key problem with the legislation is that it doesn’t break new ground.
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2022
The researchers measure the clarity of the lake by lowering a 10-inch-wide white disk, known as a Secchi disk, into the water and marking at what depth the disk remains visible.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022
The crateral character of this comparatively minute depression was detected by Father Secchi, February 11, 1867.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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