Definition:
n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
Example:
The brightened comet in the constellation Virgo may even be visible to the naked eye, allowing members of the public around the world to join in this historic moment in astronomy.
Sentence in Classic:
To the defenders of the laws of Copernicus and Newton, to Voltaire for example, it seemed that the laws of astronomy destroyed religion, and he utilized the law of gravitation as a weapon against religion.
War and Peace(V6) By Leo Tolstoy
ContextIf this be true (and they affirm it with great confidence) it is much to be wished, that their observations were made public, whereby the theory of comets, which at present is very lame and defective, might be brought to the same perfection with other arts of astronomy.
Gulliver's Travels(V2) By Jonathan Swift
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