JAN HENDRIX OORT

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Meaning:

Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992)

Synonyms:

Jan Hendrix Oort; Oort

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

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