Rudolphine
Rudolphine adjective: pertaining to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612).
Adjective
Rudolphine (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612).
- This hunt was both a classic Rudolfine conceit and at the heart of the mystery of Rudolf. Did he often go hunting with cheetahs?2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 134
- Designating a set of astronomical calculations computed by Johannes Kepler in 1627, using data collected by Tycho Brahe (both of whom had Rudolf II as patron).
- Moreover, like Horrocks, Wendelin improved on the Rudolphine values of the mean solar distances of Mercury and Venus: 0.38711 and 0.72343 as compared with Kepler's 0.38808 and 0.72413 […].2003, R. Taton, C. Wilson, editors, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A, page 171
Forms of Rudolphine
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Origin of Rudolphine
From Rudolph + -ine, after Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Words formed from Rudolphine
Questions about Rudolphine
- What does Rudolphine mean?
- Rudolphine means pertaining to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612).
- What part of speech is Rudolphine?
- Rudolphine is an adjective.
Words near Rudolphine in the dictionary
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