Halley’s comet
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Halley's comet — n. a famous comet, last seen in 1986, whose reappearance about every 76 years was predicted by HALLEY Edmond … English World dictionary
Halley's Comet — For the video game, see Halley s Comet (video game). 1P/Halley (Halley s Comet) Halley s Comet on March 8, 1986 Discovery … Wikipedia
Halley's comet — /hal eez/ or, sometimes, /hay leez/, n. a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986. [named after Edmund HALLEY, who first… … Universalium
Halley's comet — Hal′ley s com′et [[t]ˈhæl iz[/t]] or, often, [[t]ˈheɪ liz[/t]] n. astron. a comet with a period averaging 76 years: most recently visible in 1986 • Etymology: after Edmund Halley, who first predicted its return pron: The common pronunciation for… … From formal English to slang
Halley's comet — /hal eez/ or, sometimes, /hay leez/, n. a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986. [named after Edmund HALLEY, who first… … Useful english dictionary
Halley's Comet Arcade Game — Halley s Comet is an arcade video game created by Pacific Manufacturing Ltd and licensed to Taito for manufacture. Receiving a world wide release in 1986, Halley s Comet is a vertical scrolling shoot em up where the player defends various planets … Wikipedia
Halley's Comet (song) — Halley s Comet, I Didn t Know and Snootable Snunshine are three unreleased songs written by Richard Wright [http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/press/preorder.html] (aka Nancy Taube) for the band Phish. All three of them are notable for their… … Wikipedia
Halley's Comet Opal — The Halley s Comet Opal is the largest uncut black opal in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It is so named because it was unearthed in 1986, a year when Halley s Comet could be seen from Earth.cite web… … Wikipedia
Halley's Comet — noun /ˌhæliːz ˈkɒmɪt,ˌheɪliːz ˈkɒmɪt/ A very bright comet which can be seen every 75 76 years. Syn: 1P/Halley, Comet Halley, Halley … Wiktionary
Halley's comet — /ˌhæliz ˈkɒmət/ (say .haleez komuht) noun a comet which appears to the view of the earth about every 76 years. Its years of appearance in the 20th century were 1910 and 187. {named after Edmund Halley, 1656–1742, English astronomer and… …
