ASTRONOMY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for ASTRONOMY, such as:

1. I've always had an interest in astronomy.
2. A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.
3. Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.
4. Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I remember.

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 Meanings and Examples of ASTRONOMY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
astronomy
 n.  branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
Classic Sentence:
1  A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER III.
2  They are well enough acquainted with the motions of those two luminaries, and understand the nature of eclipses; and this is the utmost progress of their astronomy.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER IX.
3  Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I remember.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
4  To the defenders of the laws of Copernicus and Newton, to Voltaire for example, it seemed that the laws of astronomy destroyed religion, and he utilized the law of gravitation as a weapon against religion.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 17: CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence:
1  Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.
2  I've always had an interest in astronomy.
3  The brightened comet in the constellation Virgo may even be visible to the naked eye, allowing members of the public around the world to join in this historic moment in astronomy.