A treatise on or survey of the heavens. Cf. uranometry, n. 1. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > treatise or description > [noun] > of heavens (6) uranoscopy1590 A treatise on or survey of the heavens. Cf. uranometry, n. 1. Obsolete. Urania1616 Used as the title of a book, poem, etc., dealing with celestial or astronomical themes. Obsolete. uranometry1660 A work describing the heavens and esp. the stars, giving their positions, magnitudes, etc. Cf. uranoscopy, n. 1. Now chiefly historical. uranography1675 The branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the stars or the heavens; a description or delineation of these. Now chiefly… uranometria1675 = uranometry, n. 1. Chiefly in the titles of works. uranology1735 The study of the stars or the heavens; astronomy. Also: a treatise or discourse on this subject; an astronomical system. Now chiefly historical. |
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