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archaeoastronomy
the scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations -
astrometry
the branch of astronomy concerned with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies -
astronomical
If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed. -
gamma-ray astronomy
the branch of astronomy that deals with the study of celestial objects by means of the gamma rays that come from them. -
jodrell bank
site of a radio astronomy observatory (Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories) in NE Cheshire, England, that operates a 250-foot (76-meter) radio telescope. -
molecular astronomy
the branch of astronomy dealing with the study of molecules in space.