modern astronomy

collocation in English

meaningsofmodernandastronomy

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withastronomy.
modern
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚn/
designed and made using the most recent ideas ...
See more atmodern
astronomy
noun[U]
uk
/əˈstrɒn.ə.mi/us
/əˈstrɑː.nə.mi/
the scientific study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets, ...
See more atastronomy

(Definition ofmodernandastronomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmodern astronomy

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Modernastronomyoffers another important confirmation of finitude.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But the truth is, thatmodernastronomyand modern physics need to grow, and if we are going to keep our scientists they must have worthwhile work to do.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It covers the whole field ofmodernastronomy.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This observation helped launch the field of radio astronomy, and measurements of the 21 cm line are still an important technique inmodernastronomy.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Filar micrometers are little used inmodernastronomy, having been replaced by newer techniques.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Inmodernastronomyazimuth is nearly always measured from the north.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Modernastronomyhas provided overwhelming evidence that this model is false.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Modernastronomyrecognizes that guest stars are manifestations of cataclysmic variable stars: novae and supernovae.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This differs from howmodernastronomycalculates the new moon, so one may not follow a modern calendar to set this date.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The major categories of works on the history ofmodernastronomyinclude general histories, national and institutional histories, instrumentation, descriptive astronomy, theoretical astronomy, positional astronomy, and astrophysics.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofmodern
Go to the definition ofastronomy
See other collocations withastronomy