Definitions for uranographyˌyʊər əˈnɒg rə fi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•ra•nog•ra•phyˌyʊər əˈnɒg rə fi(n.)
the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and esp. of the fixed stars.
Category: Astronomy
Origin of uranography:
1640–50; < Gk ouranographía
Wiktionary
uranography(Noun)
Celestial cartography; the mapping of celestial bodies.
Origin: From οὐρανογραφία.
Webster Dictionary
Uranography(noun)
a description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.; uranology
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