The Altar in astronomy
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ARAThe Altar, in astronomy
HELIACALNear the sun, in astronomy.
AZIMUTHArc of the horizon, in astronomy.
SYZYGYPoint in the moon's orbit, in astronomy.
astronomerexpert in astronomy; scientific observer of the celestial bodies
astronomiesASTRONOMY, the study of the celestial bodies and the heavens in all scientific aspects
archeoastronomythe scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations
quadrivium(Latin) a higher division of seven liberal arts studied in the Middle Ages, comprising arithmetic, music, astronomy, geometry
quadriviumsQUADRIVIUM, (Latin) a higher division of seven liberal arts studied in the Middle Ages, comprising arithmetic, music, astronomy, geometry
orbsany of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions
orbany of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions
quadriviaQUADRIVIUM, (Latin) a higher division of seven liberal arts studied in the Middle Ages, comprising arithmetic, music, astronomy, geometry
deferents(in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy) The large circular orbit followed by the center of the small epicycle in which a planet was thought to move
azimuthsthe arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon
azimuththe arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon
parsecsA unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.25 light years (3.08 Î 1016 meters). One parsec corresponds to the distance at which the mean radius of the earth's orbit subtends an angle of one second of arc
astrolabeastronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 b.c. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sext