(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.
Plastic
Definition:
(a.) Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator.
(a.) Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child.
(a.) Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the graphic arts.
Example Sentences:
(1) The various evocational changes appear to form sets of interconnected systems and this complex network seems to embody some plasticity since it has been possible to suppress experimentally some of the most universal evocational events or alter their temporal order without impairing evocation itself.
(2) With the exception of PMMA and PTFE, all plastics leave a very heavy tar- and soot deposit after burning.
(3) The consequences of proved hypersensitivity in patients with metal-to-plastic prostheses, either present prior to insertion of the prosthesis or evoked by the implant material, are not known.
(4) We found that when neutrophils were allowed to settle into protein-coated surfaces the amount of O2- they generated varied with the nature of the protein: IgG greater than bovine serum albumin greater than plastic greater than gelatin greater than serum greater than collagen.
(5) FGF did not influence P production, while EGF clearly increased basal P production of the cells cultured on plastic.
(6) Alveolar macrophages (greater than 97% esterase positive) were isolated form bronchoalveolar lavage fluids by adherence onto plastic.
(7) During collection, the rat was restrained in a plastic holder where it was free to eat.
(8) The agency, which works to reduce food waste and plastic bag use, has already been gutted , with its budget reduced to £17.9m in 2014, down from £37.7m in 2011.
(9) Radiological examination provides more accurate indications for plastic surgery of the pelvic floor, influences the operative procedures and permits better evaluation of operative results.
(10) Unlike cells grown on plastic, RME cells grown on type I collagen were readily subculturable and serial subculture resulted in the cells undergoing 15-20 population doublings (5-6 passages) before exhibiting any loss of growth potential.
(11) In 36 patients plastic reconstruction of the urinary bladder, sphincter and urethra was performed with local tissues after the Young technic in the G. A. Bairov modification.
(12) This result contraindicates a general permissive-requisite role for forebrain NE for the mammalian brain's plasticity during its critical periods.
(13) Markram's papers on synaptic plasticity and the microcircuitry of the neural cortex were enough to earn him a full professorship at the age of 40, but his discoveries left him restless and dissatisfied.
(14) Thus functional plasticity in response to early experience appears to be a fundamental aspect of cortical development.
(15) A metal-plastic prosthesis was tested in positions and with forces considered applicable to arthritics.
(16) The surgeon must have an exact idea of this canal before undertaking operation for plastics of the hernial defect.
(17) HVc and RA grow during the subsong and plastic song periods of song development.
(18) Asymmetries occur less often whilst using the low-cervical-pull according to Sander, due to the reduced friction between the two plastic parts of this headgear system.
(19) This paper reports the findings of a national survey of Medical Schools and Plastic Surgery Units.
(20) Plastic surgery seems to be successful in mitral valve lesions, whereas lesions of the aortic valve are such that valve replacement is required.