Astronomy Definition–noun | the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. | |
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infrared astronomy
study of astronomical objects through observations of the infrared radiation that they emit. Various types of celestial objects-including the planets of the solar system, stars, nebulae, and ...
ultraviolet astronomy
study of the ultraviolet spectra of astronomical objects. Ultraviolet radiation comes from a hotter region of the electromagnetic spectrum than visible light. For example, interstellar gas at ...
radio and radar astronomy
study of celestial bodies by examination of the radio-frequency energy they emit or reflect. Radio waves penetrate much of the gas and dust in space, as well as the clouds of planetary atmospheres, ...
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
the national radio observatory of the United States. It is funded by the National Science Foundation and is managed by Associated Universities, Inc., a consortium of nine leading private ...
Jodrell Bank Observatory
location of one of the world's largest fully steerable radio telescopes, which has a reflector that measures 76 metres (250 feet) in diameter. The telescope is located with other smaller radio ...
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(For information on Eclipses, Equinoxes and Solstices, and Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, see Tables.)Pythagoreanism
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