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UK
/ɐstɹˈɒnəmi/
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[ US /əˈstɹɑnəmi/ ]
[ US /əˈstɹɑnəmi/ ]
NOUN
- the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
How To Use astronomy In A Sentence
- 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. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index
- 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. MIND MELD: The Funniest Writers in the History of SF/F
- First, he knew very little about either geography, astronomy, or cartography.
- We have come to realize, through developments in astronomy and cosmology, that we are still quite near the beginning.
- Few astronomers have made so many important contributions to so many different fields in astronomy.
- The sheer size and unwieldiness of William's homemade instruments made the Herschels' style of astronomy a danger ous business. A Far-Seeing Family
- Philosophy major Wylie Dufresne hopes to dine with founding fathers, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson; compares line cooks to lab researchers; and rejects the term molecular gastronomy to define the cuisine at his Michelin-star namesake restaurant, wd~50. Louise McCready: Curious Wylie Dufresne Defends the Science of Cooking
- My father tried to induce me to learn Arabic poetry by heart, encouraged me, gave me prizes - also for knowledge in astronomy.
- K. Sakthivel of the Astronomy Club said that the group of observers used a 60 mm refractor to project the image of the sun upon a flat surface where it could be viewed comfortably.