spherical astronomy

noun

1. the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.

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Spherical astronomy had its origin with the Alexandrian school, many famous geometers, and in particular Euclid, pointing the way.

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Considering as general or descriptive astronomy a description of the universe as we now understand it, the other branches of the subject generally recognized are as follows:— Geometrical or Spherical Astronomy, by the principles of which the positions and the motions of the heavenly bodies are defined.

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No Spherical Astronomy with its "Polaris"—or projections of the Eclipse; No Optics or Acoustics.

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Even much more important for metaphysics is the study of spherical astronomy and physics, which throw light on the relation of God to the world.

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