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astronomy

[uh-stron-uh-mee] / əˈstrɒn ə mi /


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The committee included professors of law, astronomy and English and other disciplines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"It'll be exciting, you know, in a slightly scary way, when they go behind the moon," Derek Buzasi, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Organisers said they wanted to bring astronomy and science closer to communities in cities and towns that were hard to reach.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Wilson Observatory to satisfy his lifelong interest in astronomy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Copernicus tells us that he engaged in a systematic programme of reading as he struggled with the formulation of his new astronomy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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