astronomy

Astronomy — (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον), star , and nomos (νόμος), law ) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth s atmosphere (such as the cosmic… …   Wikipedia

Astronomy — • Divided into two main branches, astrometry and astrophysics; the former concerned with determining the places of the investigation of the heavenly bodies, the latter, with the investigation of their chemical and physical nature Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Astronomy — 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.] [1913 Webster] Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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Astronomy — was one of the subjects of the medieval *quadrivium. Astronomy then was based upon Ptolemy of Alexandria s * Almagest, written in the second quarter of the 2c. (The Arabic al magest = the greatest.) The text was translated from the Greek into… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

astronomy — noun астрономия …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …   Universalium

astronomy — астрономия ballon based astronomy endoatmospheric astronomy exoatmospheric astronomy extraterrestrial astronomy gamma astronomy infrared astronomy long wave infrared astronomy nautical astronomy nonterrestrial astronomy observation astronomy… …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

ASTRONOMY —    Astronomers played the key role in developing the cosmic perspective that lies at the heart of sf. Their science gave birth (not without difficulty, given the public reluctance of the Medieval Church to accept non geocentric cosmologies) to an …   Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia