Hypatia

Definitions of Hypatia
  1. noun
    Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
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    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
    philosopher
    a specialist in philosophy
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