01 n. Astrology.
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Astrology.[Obs.]“Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy.” — Shak.
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The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena.
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A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.
Phrases & compounds
Physical astronomy —
See under Physical.