uranography

American  

[yoor-uh-nog-ruh-fee] / ˌyʊər əˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars.

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uranography British  

/ ˌjʊərənəˈɡræfɪk, ˌjʊərəˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. obsolete the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the stars, galaxies, etc

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Other Word Forms

• uranographer noun
• uranographic adjective
• uranographical adjective
• uranographist noun

Etymology

Origin of uranography

From the Greek word ouranographía, dating back to 1640–50. See urano-, -graphy

Example Sentences

In the time of Pompey, the senator Nigidius Figulus, who was an ardent occultist, expounded the barbarian uranography in Latin.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz

There is reason to believe that in the early Babylonian astronomy the subject of uranography occupied a prominent place.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

Religious uranography placed the residence of the supreme divinity in the most elevated region of the world, fixing its abode in the zone most distant from the earth, above the planets and the fixed stars.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz

Neither the former nor the latter doctrine, however, is found in the fantastic uranography of the magician.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz