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56 relations: Amateur, Amateur astronomy, American Astronomical Society, American Philosophical Society, Astronomical object, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Astronomy, Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world, Astrophysics, Branches of science, Charge-coupled device, Charles Scribner's Sons, Classification, Comet, Conceptual model, Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Doctor of Philosophy, Earth, Engineering, Galactic astronomy, Galaxy, Galaxy formation and evolution, Geology, History of astronomy, Hobby, International Astronomical Union, Justus Sustermans, Light, List of astronomers, List of French astronomers, List of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists, List of Slovenian astronomers, List of women astronomers, Natural satellite, North America, Observation, Observational astronomy, Oxford University Press, Phenomenon, Photographic plate, Physical cosmology, Physics, Planet, Planetarium, Planetary science, Scientific law, Scientist, Simulation, Star, Star formation, ... Expand index (6 more) »
- Astronomers
- Science occupations
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income.
Amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy is a hobby where participants enjoy observing or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes.
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American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society (AAS, sometimes spoken as "double-A-S") is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC.
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American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.
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Astronomical object
An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe.
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is an American scientific and educational organization, founded in San Francisco on February 7, 1889, immediately following the solar eclipse of January 1, 1889.
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Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.
Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world
Medieval Islamic astronomy comprises the astronomical developments made in the Islamic world, particularly during the Islamic Golden Age (9th–13th centuries), and mostly written in the Arabic language.
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Astrophysics
Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena.
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Branches of science
The branches of science, also referred to as sciences, scientific fields or scientific disciplines, are commonly divided into three major groups.
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Charge-coupled device
A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors.
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Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner's or Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing American authors including Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon Holmes, Don DeLillo, and Edith Wharton.
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Classification
Classification is usually understood to mean the allocation of objects to certain pre-existing classes or categories.
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Comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.
Conceptual model
The term conceptual model refers to any model that is formed after a conceptualization or generalization process.
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Dictionary of Scientific Biography
The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980 by publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, with main editor the science historian Charles Gillispie, from Princeton University.
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
Engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems.
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Galactic astronomy
Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way galaxy and all its contents.
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Galaxy
A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity.
Galaxy formation and evolution
The study of galaxy formation and evolution is concerned with the processes that formed a heterogeneous universe from a homogeneous beginning, the formation of the first galaxies, the way galaxies change over time, and the processes that have generated the variety of structures observed in nearby galaxies.
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Geology
Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
History of astronomy
Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences, dating back to antiquity, with its origins in the religious, mythological, cosmological, calendrical, and astrological beliefs and practices of prehistory: vestiges of these are still found in astrology, a discipline long interwoven with public and governmental astronomy. Astronomer and History of astronomy are astronomy.
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Hobby
A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time.
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and development through global cooperation.
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Justus Sustermans
Justus Sustermans, Joost Sustermans or Suttermans, his given name Italianised to Giusto (28September 159723April 1681), was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who is mainly known for his portraits.
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Light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.
List of astronomers
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy. Astronomer and list of astronomers are astronomers.
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List of French astronomers
The following are list of French astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable French people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.
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List of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists
This list of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists includes the famous astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists from the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation.
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List of Slovenian astronomers
A list of notable astronomers from Slovenia.
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List of women astronomers
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable women who have made contributions to the field of astronomy. Astronomer and list of women astronomers are astronomers.
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Natural satellite
A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite).
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Observation
Observation in the natural sciences is an act or instance of noticing or perceiving and the acquisition of information from a primary source.
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Observational astronomy
Observational astronomy is a division of astronomy that is concerned with recording data about the observable universe, in contrast with theoretical astronomy, which is mainly concerned with calculating the measurable implications of physical models.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Phenomenon
A phenomenon (phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable event.
Photographic plate
Photographic plates preceded photographic film as a capture medium in photography.
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Physical cosmology
Physical cosmology is a branch of cosmology concerned with the study of cosmological models.
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Physics
Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.
Planet
A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself.
Planetarium
A planetarium (planetariums or planetaria) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation.
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Planetary science
Planetary science (or more rarely, planetology) is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), celestial bodies (such as moons, asteroids, comets) and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes of their formation.
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Scientific law
Scientific laws or laws of science are statements, based on repeated experiments or observations, that describe or predict a range of natural phenomena.
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Scientist
A scientist is a person who researches to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. Astronomer and scientist are science occupations.
Simulation
A simulation is an imitative representation of a process or system that could exist in the real world.
Star
A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity.
Star formation
Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space, sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming regions", collapse and form stars.
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Star party
A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers for the purpose of observing objects and events in the sky.
Stellar evolution
Stellar evolution is the process by which a star changes over the course of its lifetime and how it can lead to the creation of a new star.
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Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
Telescope
A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation.
Theoretical astronomy
Theoretical astronomy is the use of analytical and computational models based on principles from physics and chemistry to describe and explain astronomical objects and astronomical phenomena.
See Astronomer and Theoretical astronomy
Universe
The universe is all of space and time and their contents.
See also
Astronomers
- Amanda Bosh
- Amateur astronomers
- Anna Moore
- Astronomer
- Ata Sarajedini
- Carme Jordi
- Celestial police
- Charles W. Juels
- Cyprián Karásek Lvovický
- Erminia Calabrese
- Georg Limnaeus
- Georg Thomas Sabler
- Hemangada Thakura
- Jos de Villiers
- Leticia Carigi
- List of astronomers
- List of women astronomers
- List of women in leadership positions on astronomical instrumentation projects
- Mahesha Thakura
- Patrick H. Scully
- Stephan Ulamec
- Thomas Maclear
- Women astronomers
- Yaël Nazé
Science occupations
- Astronaut
- Astronaut training
- Astronomer
- Bacteriologist
- Biochemist
- Biologist
- Biomedical sciences
- Biomedical scientist
- Chemist
- Chief experimental officer
- Chief scientific officer
- Clinical technologist
- Computational scientist
- Demographic marketer
- Engineer
- Engineering technician
- Engineering technologist
- Geneticist
- Geographer
- Geologist
- Geoprofessions
- Government scientist
- Healthcare scientist
- Independent scientist
- Knowledge worker
- Laboratory manager
- Laboratory technician
- Medical laboratory scientist
- Meteorologist
- Microbiologist
- Neuroscientist
- Nurse scientist
- Petroleum geologist
- Physician-scientist
- Physicist
- Principal investigator
- School science technician
- Science attaché
- Science technician
- Scientific equipment optician
- Scientist
- Technician
- Volcanologist
References
Also known as Astroboffin, Astronom, Astronomers, Astronomers and Astrophysicists, Astronomist, Stargazer (astronomy).