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The study of celestial objects and phenomena outside of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Is there an astronomical reason behind the order for the names of days of the week?
The seven days of the week seems to be commonly named after celestial bodies. What I find curious is that all seven days apparently share the same names in both West and East.
Sunday is, of course, …
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When did it become possible to predict the time and place of solar eclipses?
That is, when did astronomy figure out how to predict when and where a solar eclipse will be visible? …
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