uranometry

U`ra`nom´e`try

n.

1.

(Astron.) A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars visible to the naked eye.

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uranometry, uranometria

1. a treatise recording the positions and magnitudes of heavenly bodies.
2. the science of measuring the real or apparent distances of heavenly bodies from Earth. — uranometrical, adj.

See also: Astronomy

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1. measurement of the positions of astronomical bodies.
2. a chart showing such measurements and positions. — uranometrical, adj.

See also: Heaven