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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.]1913 Webster
Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
And yet methinks I have astronomy.Shak.1913 Webster - 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.1913 Webster
- A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.1913 Webster
Physical astronomy. See under Physical.
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- Astrology. [Obs.]