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   Astronomy , n. [OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L. astronomia, fr. Gr. , fr.  astronomer; ἀστήρ star +  to distribute, regulate. See Star, and Nomad.]
   Astrology. [Obs.]
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   Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
   And yet methinks I have astronomy.
   Shak.
   
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   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.
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   A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.
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   Physical astronomy. See under Physical.
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