Olbers

[ ohl-berz; German awl-bers ]

/ ˈoʊl bərz; German ˈɔl bɛrs /

Hein·rich Wil·helm Mat·thä·us

[hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/,1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.

Example sentences from the Web for olbers

A consideration first adverted to by Olbers proves these to originate in our own atmosphere.

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century |Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
The velocity on reaching our planet, according to Olbers, would be about six and a half miles.

Meteoric astronomy: |Daniel Kirkwood
Nevertheless the hypothesis of Olbers has not held its ground.

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century |Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
On March 28th, 1802, Olbers discovered a new seventh magnitude star, which turned out to be a planet resembling Ceres.

History of Astronomy |George Forbes

Certain calculations made by Olbers showed that, at its return in 1832, it would pass through the earth's orbit.

Astronomy of To-day |Cecil G. Dolmage