English Explanatory Dictionary

Biela's Comet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A periodic Jupiter-family comet first recorded in 1772, subsequently splitting in two and not observed since 1852.

Word forms

Biela's Comet

Etymology

It was identified as periodic in 1826 by Wilhelm von Biela.

Derived words

Bielid
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