ethnoastronomy

[ eth-noh-uh-stron-uh-mee ]

noun

1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the astronomical beliefs and practices of specific cultures.

Other Words From

• eth·no·as·tro·nom·i·cal [eth-noh-as-tr, uh, -, nom, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Example Sentences

“Our people, for all these years, have done that,” says Victor Douville, who teaches the ethnoastronomy course at Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

From National Geographic

The meteorites and the people Using ethnoastronomy, López analyzes the worldviews and astronomical knowledge of different cultures.

From Scientific American