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astronomer

[uh-stron-uh-mer] / əˈstrɒn ə mər /


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If you’re an astronomer, it’s people confusing what you do with astrology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

It narrates the bittersweet adventures of the titular astronomer and his surveyor sidekick who carved the boundary separating slave states from free.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A museum has been given a grant to fund a project about a Bradford-born astronomer who was influenced by the work of medieval Islamic scientists.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"Several scenarios had been proposed to explain this emission," explains Yaël Nazé, an astronomer at ULiège.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Our modern picture of the universe dates back to only 1924, when the American astronomer Edwin Hubble demonstrated that ours was not the only galaxy.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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