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spherical astronomy
noun
- the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
Example Sentences
Spherical astronomy had its origin with the Alexandrian school, many famous geometers, and in particular Euclid, pointing the way.
Considering as general or descriptive astronomy a description of the universe as we now understand it, the other branches of the subject generally recognized are as follows:— Geometrical or Spherical Astronomy, by the principles of which the positions and the motions of the heavenly bodies are defined.
No Spherical Astronomy with its "Polaris"—or projections of the Eclipse; No Optics or Acoustics.
Even much more important for metaphysics is the study of spherical astronomy and physics, which throw light on the relation of God to the world.
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