Definitions for Olbers

Olbers Ol·bers

Spelling: [ohl-berz; German awl-bers]
IPA: /ˈoʊl bərz; German ˈɔl bɛrs/

Olbers is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in Olbers (belors).

Definitions for Olbers

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  1. Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.

Examples for Olbers

It is a curious fact that, according to Olbers, “no fossil meteoric stones” have ever been discovered.

In 1807 the persevering search of Olbers resulted in the discovery of another, with a very oblique orbit, which Gauss named Vesta.

Olbers at once surmised that these two planets were fragments of a larger one, and kept an eager look out for other fragments.

But while Olbers became a mathematician because he was an astronomer, Encke became an astronomer because he was a mathematician.

Afterward, when the orbits of many asteroids had been investigated, the soundness of Olbers's theory began to be questioned.

A consideration first adverted to by Olbers proves these to originate in our own atmosphere.

The elements of the former are by Olbers; those of the latter by Mechain.

Vesta was discovered by Dr. Olbers, on the 29th of March, 1807.

A daring hypothesis of Olbers's invention provided an exit from the difficulty.

Nevertheless the hypothesis of Olbers has not held its ground.

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