That branch of the science which relates to the fixed stars.
·adj Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy. II. Sidereal ·adj Measuring by ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun <<Astrology>>. II. Astronomy ·noun A treatise on, or text-book of, the science. III. Astrono...
The Hebrews were devout students of the wonders of the starry firmanent (Amos 5:8; Ps. 19). In the B...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The splendid department of the mixed sciences which teaches the laws and phenomena of the universal ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The interval between the departure and return of a star to the meridian; in other words, its two suc...
See revolution, time of. ...
The time shown by a clock regulated by the fixed stars, and compensated to accelerate upon mean time...
That part of the celestial science which treats of the planets and stars so far as relates to the pu...
That department of the science which treats of the causes of the motions of the heavenly bodies. ...
A branch of science which includes the determination of the magnitude, distance, and phenomena of th...