(a) (Astronomy, now historical) (W. Herschel's term for) a determination of the number of stars visible in a given region of the sky, by…
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| 释义 | the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical calculation > 			[noun]		 > stars (3)		 star gauge1784 (a) (Astronomy, now historical) (W. Herschel's term for) a determination of the number of stars visible in a given region of the sky, by… star-gauging1845 (with reference to W. Herschel) = star gauge n. (a); the process of counting stars in this way. star count1889 a statistical survey of the stars in a particular region of the sky, typically to ascertain the numerical distribution in the galaxy of stars of…  | 
	
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