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"Astronomy compels the soul to look
upwards and leads us from this world to another”
Plato
Astronomy Class
" Astronomy
(from the
Greek words astron (ἄστρον ),
"star" and
-nomy from nomos (νόμος ),
"law") is the
scientific study of
celestial objects (such as
stars ,
planets ,
comets , and
galaxies ) and
phenomena that originate outside the
Earth's atmosphere
(such as the
cosmic background radiation ). It is concerned with
the evolution,
physics ,
chemistry ,
meteorology , and
motion of
celestial objects, as well as the
formation and development of the universe .
Source:
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Gateway
Outline of Astronomy
History:
History of Astronomy
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Astronomy
Methods of
Observation:
Observational Astronomy ,
Radio Astronomy ,
Infrared Astronomy ,
Optical Astronomy ,
Ultraviolet Astronomy ,
X-ray Astronomy ,
Gamma Ray Astronomy
Mechanics:
Astrometry and
Celestial mechanics
Specific subfields of
Astronomy:
Solar ,
Planetary Science
and
Planetary Geology ,
Stellar ,
Galactic Astronomy ,
Extragalactic Astronomy ,
Physical Cosmology
Interdisciplinary
Studies:
Archaeoastronomy ,
Astrobiology ,
Astrochemistry ,
Amateur astronomy
Astronomers:
List of astronomers
List of Muslim astronomers
Cosmologists
Yahoo Gateway
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Kids and Teens: School Time:
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Cosmology |
Dark Sky |
Data Archives |
Directories |
Eclipses, Occultations and
Transits |
Education |
Extrasolar Planets
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Extraterrestrial Life |
Galaxies |
History |
Humor |
Images |
In the Arts |
Interstellar Medium |
News and Media |
Observatories |
Organizations |
Personal Pages |
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Popular Topics |
Publications |
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