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| | Encyclopedia Galactica - As - Human (Anglic) Revised 351st Edition |
 | | The investigation of the cosmos through observation of stars, planets, nebula, galaxies, and other celestial bodies. |
 | | An important science, with many specialized sub-divisions including astrogation, astrometry, astrophysics, cosmology, heliology (including stellar structure and evolution), galactic structure, gravity wave astronomy, high-energy sources like cosmic rays, the nature of the interstellar medium, neutrino astronomy, optical astronomy, planetology, radio astronomy, spectrography, virtual astronomy, and the study of distant objects like quasars. |
 | | M.Alan Kazlev, modified from the original write-up by Robert J. Hall |
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