astronomy 音标拼音: [əstr'ɑnəmi]
n . 天文学
天文学
astronomy n 1 :
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole [
synonym : {
astronomy }, {
uranology }]
Astronomy \
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n . [
OE .
astronomie ,
F .
astronomie ,
L .
astronomia ,
fr .
Gr . ?,
fr . ?
astronomer ; '
asth `
r star ?
to distribute ,
regulate .
See {
Star },
and {
Nomad }.]
1 .
Astrology . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck ;
And yet methinks I have astronomy . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 ]
3 .
A treatise on ,
or text -
book of ,
the science .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Physical astronomy }.
See under {
Physical }.
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1913 Webster ]
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "
astronomy ":
astrogeology ,
astrognosy ,
astrography ,
astrolithology ,
astrophotography ,
astrophysics ,
celestial mechanics ,
gravitational astronomy ,
meteoritics ,
radar astronomy ,
radio astronomy ,
solar physics ,
spectrography ,
spectroscopy ,
stargazing ,
stellar photometry ,
uranography ,
uranology ,
uranometry Astronomy The Hebrews were devout students of the wonders of the starry firmanent (
Amos 5 :
8 ;
Ps .
19 ).
In the Book of Job ,
which is the oldest book of the Bible in all probability ,
the constellations are distinguished and named .
Mention is made of the "
morning star " (
Rev .
2 :
28 ;
comp .
Isa .
14 :
12 ),
the "
seven stars "
and "
Pleiades ," "
Orion ," "
Arcturus ,"
the "
Great Bear " (
Amos 5 :
8 ;
Job 9 :
9 ;
38 :
31 ), "
the crooked serpent ,"
Draco (
Job 26 :
13 ),
the Dioscuri ,
or Gemini , "
Castor and Pollux " (
Acts 28 :
11 ).
The stars were called "
the host of heaven " (
Isa .
40 :
26 ;
Jer .
33 :
22 ).
The oldest divisions of time were mainly based on the observation of the movements of the heavenly bodies ,
the "
ordinances of heaven " (
Gen .
1 :
14 -
18 ;
Job 38 :
33 ;
Jer .
31 :
35 ;
33 :
25 ).
Such observations led to the division of the year into months and the mapping out of the appearances of the stars into twelve portions ,
which received from the Greeks the name of the "
zodiac ."
The word "
Mazzaroth " (
Job 38 :
32 )
means ,
as the margin notes , "
the twelve signs "
of the zodiac .
Astronomical observations were also necessary among the Jews in order to the fixing of the proper time for sacred ceremonies ,
the "
new moons ,"
the "
passover ,"
etc .
Many allusions are found to the display of God '
s wisdom and power as seen in the starry heavens (
Ps .
8 ;
19 :
1 -
6 ;
Isa .
51 :
6 ,
etc .)
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