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noun • (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit | ||||||||
| 78% | 6 | This comet is named after the astronomer Edmond Halley. | ||||||
noun • English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) | ||||||||
| 56% | 13 | Discovered by Edmond Halley in 1677 | ||||||
noun • a globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus | ||||||||
One Is Named After Edmond Halley Crossword Clue
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COMET which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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COMET
Updated: October 13, 2023
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