Astronomy
[ə'strɒnəmɪ] or [ə'strɑnəmi]
Definition
(noun.) the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
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Definition
(n.) Astrology.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.
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Definition
n. the laws or science of the stars or heavenly bodies.—n. Astron′omer one versed in astronomy.—adj. Astronom′ic.—adv. Astronom′ically.—v.t. Astron′omise.
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Examples
- His merits in this respect resemble those of Kepler in astronomy. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Tycho Brahe had a great reverence for Copernicus, but he did not accept his planetary system; and he fe lt that advance in astronomy depended on painstaking observation. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Physics and chemistry, as well as mathematics and astronomy, owe much in their development to t he Arabs. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Music, astronomy, logic, and even theology, might be exploited as aids to public speech. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- With out fixed points, without something to go by, men, before they had acquired the elements of astronomy, were altogether at sea. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- And now, Socrates, as you rebuked the vulgar manner in which I praised astronomy before, my praise shall be given in your own spirit. Plato. The Republic.
- It was intended to perform the most extended calculations required in astronomy and navigation, and to stamp a record of its work into plates of copper or other material. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Here was begun the copying of manuscripts, and the preparation of compendiums treating of gramma r, dialectic, rhetoric, arithmetic, astronomy, music, and geometry. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- And suppose we make astronomy the third--what do you say? Plato. The Republic.
- In the fourth century and at the begi nning of the fifth, Theon and his illustrious daughter Hypatia commented on and taught the astronomy of Ptolemy. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- His mai n scientific interest was in astronomy and mathematics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- There is evidence that he acquired a knowle dge of Babylonian astronomy. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The mathematical kn owledge of the Babylonians is related on the one hand to their astronomy and on the other to their commercial pursuits. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Then assuming that the science now omitted would come into existence if encouraged by the State, let us go on to astronomy, which will be fourth. Plato. The Republic.
- These curves--the ellipse, the parabola, the hyperb ola--play a large part in the subsequent history of astronomy and mechanics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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