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astronomer

[uh-stron-uh-mer] / əˈstrɒn ə mər /


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If you’re an astronomer, it’s people confusing what you do with astrology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

It narrates the bittersweet adventures of the titular astronomer and his surveyor sidekick who carved the boundary separating slave states from free.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"Enthusiastic astronomer" Nazish was out moon spotting with her three nieces and nephews and said she wanted to pass on the skill.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The calculation was created in the 1800s by a Belgian astronomer, and then a doctor in the U.S. renamed it the body mass index in the 1970s.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

A static universe, as should have been obvious to Newton and every thinking astronomer since, would collapse in upon itself.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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