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Kep·ler
(kĕp′lər), Johannes 1571-1630. German astronomer and mathematician whose three laws describing the elliptical orbits of celestial bodies provided a basis for Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation.
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Kepler
(ˈkɛplə)n
(Biography) 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
Kepler
(ˈkɛplə)n
(Astronomy) a small crater in the NW quadrant of the moon, centre of a large bright ray system
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Kep•ler
(ˈkɛp lər)n.
Johann, 1571–1630, German astronomer.
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