单词 | astrography |
释义 | astrographyn. Astronomy. The description of the fixed stars; the determination of the positions of the stars; (in later use) spec. the use of an astrograph (astrograph n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > astronomy > stars > [noun] uranography1675 astrography1735 astrognosyc1818 astrogony1869 1735 B. Martin Philos. Gram. ii. vi. 135 Pray do you not mean by Astrography, the Science or natural Knowledge we have of the fixed Stars? 1740 B. Martin Bibliotheca Technologica (ed. 2) xvii. 325 Uranology..may be considered under the following branches: Heliography..Astrography. 1810 J. Greig (title) Astrography; or the heavens displayed. 1894 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 410 No attempt has been made to break away into a new and more adequate astrography, based as it might be on the marvellous symmetries and geometrical collocations of the sky. 1935 Jrnl. Exper. Educ. 4 293 (list) Apparatus for teaching geography and astrography. 1955 R. A. Heinlein Tunnel in Sky v. 96 Nor did it take a degree in astrography to know that this constellation had never been seen from Terra. 1979 J. Muirden Sidgwick's Amateur Astronomer's Handbk. (ed. 4) xx. 343 Most plate holders can be modified to hold sheet film as flat as will be required, for purposes other than astrography. 2001 Interzone May 10/1 They did not destroy everything that pertains to astrography. What's more, they left all of the instruments in working order. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1735 |
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