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Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry...99 KB (10,181 words) - 22:50, 7 May 2024
Constellation (redirect from Constellation (astronomy))astrological divisions became prominent c. 400 BC in Babylonian or Chaldean astronomy. Constellations appear in Western culture via Greece and are mentioned...50 KB (5,386 words) - 13:05, 22 May 2024
Sun (redirect from Sun (astronomy))Unsolved problem in astronomy: Why is the Sun's corona so much hotter than the Sun's surface? (more unsolved problems in astronomy) The temperature of...166 KB (18,673 words) - 23:35, 25 May 2024- Star (redirect from Star (astronomy))oldest accurately dated star chart was the result of ancient Egyptian astronomy in 1534 BC. The earliest known star catalogues were compiled by the ancient...146 KB (16,321 words) - 04:24, 9 May 2024
Milky Way (redirect from Milky Way (astronomy))direction. solar system portal outer space portal astronomy portal Baade's Window Galactic astronomy Galactic Center GeV excess Oort constants The distance...210 KB (21,069 words) - 07:01, 20 May 2024
Astronomer (redirect from Stargazer (astronomy))An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe...9 KB (856 words) - 22:29, 23 March 2024
Solar System (redirect from Astronomy of the solar system)gov. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "IAU Office of Astronomy for Education". astro4edu.org. IAU Office of Astronomy for Education. Retrieved 11 December 2023....209 KB (21,001 words) - 15:09, 25 May 2024
Astronomical unit (redirect from AU (astronomy))distance of an asteroid, whereas other units are used for other distances in astronomy. The astronomical unit is too small to be convenient for interstellar...53 KB (5,375 words) - 15:49, 23 April 2024
Gravity (redirect from Gravitation (astronomy))Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy. Harvard University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780674971660. Archived from the...69 KB (7,366 words) - 09:14, 14 April 2024
Galileo Galilei (redirect from Father of modern observational astronomy)Duchy of Florence. Galileo has been called the father of observational astronomy, modern-era classical physics, the scientific method, and modern science...129 KB (15,903 words) - 12:22, 20 May 2024- In astronomy, an epoch or reference epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity. It is useful for...24 KB (3,440 words) - 01:49, 22 April 2024
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics...22 KB (2,161 words) - 21:59, 15 November 2023
Geocentric model (redirect from Ptolemaic astronomy)In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, often exemplified specifically by the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of...75 KB (8,814 words) - 19:23, 7 May 2024
Orion (constellation) (redirect from Orion (astronomy))Calendars and Orientations: Legacies of Astronomy in Culture. IXth Annual meeting of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC). Uppsala Astronomical...46 KB (5,179 words) - 10:01, 12 May 2024
Venus (redirect from Venus (astronomy))a common and important object for humans, in both their cultures and astronomy. Orbiting inferiorly (inside of Earth's orbit), it always appears close...214 KB (19,493 words) - 20:46, 23 May 2024- Luminosity (redirect from Luminosity (astronomy))synonymous with the radiant power emitted by a light-emitting object. In astronomy, luminosity is the total amount of electromagnetic energy emitted per...24 KB (3,038 words) - 15:48, 7 April 2024
- In astronomy, a Julian year (symbol: a or aj) is a unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of 86400 SI seconds each. The length of...7 KB (900 words) - 09:40, 29 December 2022
Medieval Islamic astronomy comprises the astronomical developments made in the Islamic world, particularly during the Islamic Golden Age (9th–13th centuries)...70 KB (8,089 words) - 08:49, 19 April 2024- Astrology (redirect from Creation astronomy)overlapped considerably with that of astronomy (derived from the Latin astronomia). By the 17th century, astronomy became established as the scientific...127 KB (14,175 words) - 20:21, 11 May 2024
Metallicity (redirect from Metal (astronomy))In astronomy, metallicity is the abundance of elements present in an object that are heavier than hydrogen and helium. Most of the normal currently detectable...38 KB (4,441 words) - 02:12, 25 April 2024
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- A Short History of Astronomy by Arthur Berry Chapter 3 1831399A Short History of Astronomy — Chapter 3Arthur Berry CHAPTER III. THE MIDDLE AGES
- Astronomy is a natural science which is the study of celestial objects (such as stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and nebulae), the physics
- Astronomy is the study of the universe outside Earth. Very few people get the privilege to visit space, but everyone with good eyes can see at least some
- counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in astronomy activities, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate