About The Word Astronomy
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Astronomy
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What's The Definition Of Astronomy?
[n] the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
Synonyms | Synonyms for Astronomy: uranology Related Terms | Find terms related to Astronomy: astrogeology | astrognosy | astrography | astrolithology | astrophotography | astrophysics | celestial mechanics | gravitational astronomy | meteoritics | radar astronomy | radio astronomy | solar physics | spectrography | spectroscopy | stargazing | stellar photometry | uranography | uranology | uranometry See Also | astrodynamics | astrometry | astrophysics | celestial mechanics | natural philosophy | physical science | physics | radio astronomy | solar physics Astronomy In Webster's Dictionary \As*tron"o*my\, n. [OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L.
astronomia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? astronomer; 'asth`r star + ? to
distribute, regulate. See {Star}, and {Nomad}.]
1. Astrology. [Obs.]
Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet
methinks I have astronomy. --Shak.
2. The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their
magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution,
eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the
causes of their various phenomena.
3. A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.
{Physical astronomy}. See under {Physical}.
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