Associations to the word «Dreyer»

Wiktionary

DREYER, noun. (astronomy) (archaic) a Dreyer object — an entry/object in the New General Catalogue (NGC) compiled by JLE Dreyer.
DREYER, proper noun. (astronomy) (archaic) the Dreyer Catalogue — the NGC compiled by JLE Dreyer.

Wise words

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