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The belief that the positions of the stars and planets as seen from Earth impact human events.
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The theory about ones place in the universe.
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The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
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The time when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
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A fairly bright star located within one degree of the north celestial pole, in the constellation Ursa Minor.
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A way of writing numbers that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form.
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The angle between the object and the observer's local horizon.
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The central body of our solar system.
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One who is specializes in astronomy.
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Italian astronomer and physicist who was an outspoken advocate of Copernicus's theory.
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A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.
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Polish astronomer who proposed a model of the solar system in which the planets orbit0 in perfect circles around the sun.
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The distance that the light travels in one year.
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Greek philosopher and mathematician.
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German astronomer who discovered the laws of orbital motion.
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