uranography
41urano- — a combining form meaning heavens, used in the formation of compound words: uranography; uranometry. [ < Gk, comb. form of ouranós heavens, heaven] * * * …
42uranology — uranological /yoor euh nl oj i keuhl/, adj. /yoor euh nol euh jee/, n., pl. uranologies. Astron. 1. uranography. 2. a treatise on the celestial bodies. [1725 35; URANO + LOGY] * * * …
43Astronomy — • Divided into two main branches, astrometry and astrophysics; the former concerned with determining the places of the investigation of the heavenly bodies, the latter, with the investigation of their chemical and physical nature Catholic… …
44Astronomy in the Bible — • Includes examples of Old and New Testament references Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Astronomy in the Bible Astronomy in the Bible …
45Canicula — noun <! This is not used in astronomy.(uranography) An alternative name of the star Alpha Canis Majoris ( alpha; CMa), Sirius …
46Cetus (Chinese astronomy) — The modern constellation Cetus lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ) and the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography …
47Chamaeleon (Chinese astronomy) — The modern constellation Chamaeleon is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the… …
48Corvus (Chinese astronomy) — According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corvus is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). Contents 1 Stars 2 See also 3… …
49Crater (Chinese astronomy) — According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Crater is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). Contents 1 Stars 2 See also 3… …
50Crux (Chinese astronomy) — The modern constellation Crux is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of… …
