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Halley's method

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cometnoun(astronomy) A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
astronomernoun(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
anatomistnounOne who studies, teaches, writes on, or does research on anatomy and anatomical structures.
authornounThe originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
descartesnounRené Descartes: A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.
lockenounJohn Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist.
astronomynounThe study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
besselnounA surname.
edmondnounA male given name from Old English, a French style variant of Edmund.
edmundnounA male given name from Old English, borne by early English kings and saints.
boylenounRobert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.
darwinnounA surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
edwardsnounAn English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
harveynounA surname transferred from the given name.
hookenounRobert Hooke (1635 – 1703), an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His best remembered contribution was the discovery of the biological cell.
humenounDavid Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian.
kentnounA maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
marshallnounAn English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.
metaphysiciannoun(philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.
modernsnounSomeone who lives in modern times.

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