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(rụ-dŏlf′ĭn)

Adj.

Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by

Kepler

, and founded on the observations of

Tycho Brahe

; – so named from

Rudolph

II.

, emperor of Germany.

Rudolphine ‎(not comparable)

Pertaining to, or designating, the Rudolphine Tables, a set of astronomical tables computed by Johannes Kepler in 1627, using data collected by Tycho Brahe.