Kapteyn
[kahp-tahyn] /kɑpˈtaɪn/
noun
1.
Jacobus Cornelis
[yah-koh-bys kawr-ney-lis] /yɑˈkoʊ büs kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1851–1922, Dutch astronomer.
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