Samuel Pierpoint Langley

Definitions of Samuel Pierpoint Langley
  1. noun
    United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
    synonyms: Langley
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    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
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