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单词 uranography
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Definition of uranography in English:

uranography

noun ˌjʊərəˈnɒɡrəfiˌjʊrəˈnɑɡrəfi
mass nounarchaic
  • The branch of astronomy concerned with describing and mapping the stars.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On further search this juxtaposition seems to be the result of the usual confusion between uranography and geography.
    • Courses of instruction listed in the 1846 Catalogue include: Spelling, grammar, arithmetic, geography, uranography, composition, botany, physiology, algebra, natural philosophy, metal and moral science, rhetoric, chemistry, geometry, criticism, history, logic, trigonometry, astronomy, mineralogy, Butler's analogy, and evidences of Christianity.
    • The Romans derived a considerable portion of their star lore and uranography from the Greeks.
    • Quantity considered in the movements of the celestial bodies is geometrical astronomy; from which arise cosmography or description of the universe, which is divided into uranography or description of the heavens, hydrography or description of waters, and geography; whence also arise chronology and gnomonics, or the art of constructing sundials.
    • Their works covered the range of cosmography, uranography, hydrography, chorogreaphy and topography.
    • Use of the telescope and exercises in uranography are stressed.

Derivatives

  • uranographer

  • noun
    archaic
    • Additional modern constellations were added since 1500 AD by modern uranographers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wil Tirion is the world's leading uranographer, and his charts have appeared in astronomy books all over the globe.
      • This collection of telescopic photos and illustrations by uranographer Wil Tirion and lunar cartographer Antonin Rukl covers all the objects visible in the northern and southern skies.
      • The stars of this constellation were however assigned to the Pheonix by the 16th century Barvarian uranographer Johann Bayer.
      • But the boundaries are very variously given by uranographers.
  • uranographic

  • adjective ˌjʊərənəˈɡrafɪk
    archaic
    • Our constellation is supposed to be represented by the bird figured on a Euphratean uranographic stone of about 1200 B.C., and known on the tablets as Idkhu Zamama, the Eagle, the Living Eye.
 
 

Definition of uranography in US English:

uranography

nounˌjʊrəˈnɑɡrəfiˌyo͝orəˈnäɡrəfē
archaic
  • The branch of astronomy concerned with describing and mapping the heavens.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their works covered the range of cosmography, uranography, hydrography, chorogreaphy and topography.
    • The Romans derived a considerable portion of their star lore and uranography from the Greeks.
    • On further search this juxtaposition seems to be the result of the usual confusion between uranography and geography.
    • Courses of instruction listed in the 1846 Catalogue include: Spelling, grammar, arithmetic, geography, uranography, composition, botany, physiology, algebra, natural philosophy, metal and moral science, rhetoric, chemistry, geometry, criticism, history, logic, trigonometry, astronomy, mineralogy, Butler's analogy, and evidences of Christianity.
    • Quantity considered in the movements of the celestial bodies is geometrical astronomy; from which arise cosmography or description of the universe, which is divided into uranography or description of the heavens, hydrography or description of waters, and geography; whence also arise chronology and gnomonics, or the art of constructing sundials.
    • Use of the telescope and exercises in uranography are stressed.
 
 
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