(n.) 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.
(n.) A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.
Example Sentences:
(1) Since 1930 Dr. Rakowiecki has started as self-taught astronomy studies becoming soon one of seven most eminent Polish astronomers.
(2) "When I was a boy, I was doing both music and science: I belonged to an astronomy club, we built telescopes, we looked at the stars.
(3) Over a crest in the road was the cause of the electronic silence: the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), an array of radio telescopes set against the indigo vastness of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
(4) His scientific achievements based on higher mathematics included 20 important reports on astronomy and several monographs on mathematics.
(5) That robs astronomy of one of its key recruiting tools: the chance to plant young scientists under the dish and let its hum capture their imagination.
(6) September 16, 2015 The White House said Ahmed was invited to participate in an astronomy night next month.
(7) Ekers said the scholarship was put in place “to remedy this increasing gap where astronomy departments are not teaching people to build telescopes”.
(8) Thejll's study has been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
(9) And I think also something like the recent Star Gazing Live on BBC2, the astronomy show stretched nightly across a single week, was an example of great, creative commissioning, where time and space, literally, was entrusted to a group of individuals and experts, at a risk it could all fall flat, but given encouragement and profile – and in the garnering, great viewing figures and rewards.
(10) Rameau reminded his readers that mathematics is as important in music as it is in astronomy, and saw no conflict between the charts and formulae that fill his treatise and his ravishing operas and instrumental music.
(11) "If we don't continue to encourage people who understand the technology as well as the astronomy, it's going to be very hard to move forward in the future,” he said.
(12) A senior scientist within the CSIRO’s astronomy division, Dr Bärbel Koribalski, said the suspension of the Bolton Fellowship and the looming staff cuts had put “a dampener on our motivation and spirit, and they come as a big surprise overall”.
(13) At last it’s summer, that precious season in the academic calendar when the days start early and end late because of astronomy and not the demands of the job.
(14) Scientists from fields as diverse as neuroscience, astronomy, robotics, immunology, particle physics, sustainable agriculture, molecular biology, nanotechnology, cancer and photon therapy say a “Brexit” would lead to funding cuts , make recruiting and retaining top academic talent harder, and – crucially – cripple the cross-border collaboration on which research thrives.
(15) Feain said the fellowship was “bringing in very good people, we’ve had some excellent international Boltons, and in the astronomy world, it’s recognised all around the world”.
(16) A childhood ambition to be an astronaut led to a degree in astronomy but he dropped out (“far more theoretical than I had expected”) returning to complete a 2:2 in economics at University College, London.
(17) They give us a glimpse of the impressive knowledge of pre-Columbian mathematics and astronomy.
(18) Mayer's achievements in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy and cartography were recently summarized by the extensive historical research of G.F. Forbes.
(19) These outposts of Neolithic astronomy, although impressive, were nevertheless peripheral, says Richards.
(20) In between winning three Oscars , having four children, keeping bees and studying music, Murch recently investigated new links between the architecture of the Pantheon, the work of Copernicus and the origins of heliocentrism in western astronomy.
Physical
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies and navies are the physical force of a nation; the body is the physical part of man.
(a.) Of or pertaining to physics, or natural philosophy; treating of, or relating to, the causes and connections of natural phenomena; as, physical science; physical laws.
(a.) Perceptible through a bodily or material organization; cognizable by the senses; external; as, the physical, opposed to chemical, characters of a mineral.
(a.) Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of medicine; medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic; purgative.
Example Sentences:
(1) The absorption of ingested Pb is modified by its chemical and physical form, by interaction with dietary minerals and lipids and by the nutritional status of the individual.
(2) The performance characteristics of the CCD are well documented and understood, having been quantified by many experimenters, especially in the physical sciences.
(3) The difference in HDL and HDL2 cholesterol concentrations between the MI+ and MI- groups or between the MI+ and CHD- groups persisted after adjustment by analysis of covariance for the effect of physical activity, alcohol intake, obesity, duration of diabetes, and glycemic control.
(4) After a period on fat-rich diet the patient's physical fitness was increased and the recovery period after the acute load was shorter.
(5) DI James Faulkner of Great Manchester police said: “The men and women working in the factory have told us that they were subjected to physical and verbal assaults at the hands of their employers and forced to work more than 80-hours before ending up with around £25 for their week’s work.
(6) Throughout the period of rehabilitation, the frequent changes of a patient's condition may require a process of ongoing evaluation and appropriate adjustments in the physical therapy program.
(7) In a further study 1082 patients with a negative or doubtful result of the physical examination were investigated using ultrasound.
(8) We studied the effects of the localisation and size of ischemic brain infarcts and the influence of potential covariates (gender, age, time since infarction, physical handicap, cognitive impairment, aphasia, cortical atrophy and ventricular size) on 'post-stroke depression'.
(9) In spite of important differences in size, chemical composition, polymer density, and configuration, biological macromolecules indeed manifest some of the essential physical-chemical properties of gels.
(10) The cyclical nature of pyromania has parallels in cycles of reform in standards of civil commitment (Livermore, Malmquist & Meehl, 1958; Dershowitz, 1974), in the use of physical therapies and medications (Tourney, 1967; Mora, 1974), in treatment of the chronically mentally ill (Deutsch, 1949; Morrissey & Goldman, 1984), and in institutional practices (Treffert, 1967; Morrissey, Goldman & Klerman (1980).
(11) A 68 year-old man with a history of right thalamic hemorrhage demonstrated radiologically in the pulvinar and posterior portion of the dorsomedian nucleus developed a clinical picture of severe physical sequelae associated with major affective, behavioral and psychic disorders.
(12) Taken together with other physical studies on the effect of vitamin E on (unsaturated) phospholipids, these results indicate that vitamin E could influence the physical properties of membrane phospholipids in addition to its known antioxidant role.
(13) A careful history, a thorough physical examination, and an appropriate selection of tests will identify these patients.
(14) The results confirm that physical training is clinically effective in patients suffering from claudication.
(15) The experimental results for protein preparations of calmodulin in which Ca2+ was isomorphically replaced by Tb3+ were obtained by a spectrometer working at the Institute of Nuclear Physics.
(16) The studies reported here examined physical interactions between V. cholerae O1 and natural plankton populations of a geographical region in Bangladesh where cholera is an endemic disease.
(17) The weakness was treated by intensive physical rehabilitation with complete and sustained recovery in all cases.
(18) The physical effects of chlorination as demonstrated by experiments with batters and cakes and by physicochemical observations of flour and its fractions are also considered.
(19) Variables from the medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and radiographs were used to develop different sets of criteria to serve different investigative purposes.
(20) The initial history, physical findings, and roentgenographic examinations are found on this page.