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astrology

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noun

  1. a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

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This is certainly an interesting theory for all those who seek a practical application of astrology.

Newtown is the place to be this month if you have an interest in palmistry, astrology, numerology, Egyptian sand reading or other forms of divination.

Much of classical astrology developed as a result of the Hellenistic perspective towards numerology and geometry.

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astronomy

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noun

  1. the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

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Listen to our astronomers talk about the magnitudes and disunites and composition of the stars, and compare with their story that which was written in the astronomy of a few centuries ago.

First, the entire science of astronomy had depended on careful measurement from the very beginning.

Shortly after Joe Haldeman received a Bachelor of Science degree in astronomy from the University of Maryland, he was drafted into the army where he served (and received a Purple Heart medal) as a combat engineer in Vietnam.

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