About 80 results for ‘Astronomy’
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Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth. It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe. Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures left behind astronomical artifacts such as the Egyptian monuments, Nubian monuments and Stonehenge, and early civilizations such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Chinese, Indians, Iranians and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky. However, the invention of the telescope was required before astronomy was able to develop into a modern science. Historically, astronomy has included disciplines as diverse as astrometry, celestial navigation, observational astronomy, the making of calendars, and astrology, but professional astronomy is nowadays often considered to be synonymous with astrophysics. During the 20th century, the field of professional astronomy split into observational and theoretical branches. Observational astronomy is focused on acquiring data from observations of celestial objects, which is then analyzed using basic principles of physics. Theoretical astronomy is oriented towards the development of computer or analytical models to describe astronomical objects and phenomena. The two fields complement each other, with theoretical astronomy seeking to explain the observational results, and observations being used to confirm theoretical results. Amateur astronomers have contributed to many important astronomical discoveries, and astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs can still play an active role, especially in the discovery and observation of transient phenomena. Astronomy is not to be confused with astrology, the belief system which claims that human affairs are correlated with the positions of celestial objects. Although the two fields share a common origin they are now entirely distinct.
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LES FURIES...L'HIRONDELLE DE MER (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Ancient history
- Anger
- Artist
- Astronomy
- Athletics (sport)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LE BARDE...LA GEOGRAPHIE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Amphitrite
- Angel
- Apollo
- Astrological sign
- Astronomy
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- Date:
- 19th century
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GALILEE DEVANT LE SAINT OFFICE AU VATICAN
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Altar
- Astronomy
- Cardinal (Catholicism)
- Galileo Galilei
- Painting
- Physics
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Louis de Boullogne
URANIE ET MELPOMENE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Armillary sphere
- Astronomy
- Book
- Crown (headgear)
- Melpomene
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- Date:
- 17th century
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TROIS MUSES
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Astronomy
- Calliope
- Clio
- Compass (drafting)
- Crown (headgear)
- Muse
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- Date:
- 19th century
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ALLEGORIE DES ARTS
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Astronomy
- Book
- Compass (drafting)
- Pyramid
- Ronde-bosse
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pedro Berruguete
PTOLEMEE (II S APRES J.C.)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armillary sphere
- Astronomy
- Man
- Portrait
- Scientific instrument
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 15th century
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L'Astronomie ; La Sybille de Cumes (?)
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L'Astronomie
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Astronomy
- Compass (drafting)
- Sphere
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Le séjour de l'immortalité
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Antonio da Correggio
- Archimedes
- Armillary sphere
- Artist
- Astronomy
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Le Brun
Le tombeau de Sénèque
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Astronomy
- Compass (drafting)
- Pyramid
- Seneca the Younger
- Sphere
- Statue
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Hendrick van Balen
Les quatre éléments
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Un astrologue
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Astronomy
- Compass (drafting)
- Optical instrument
- Try square
- Window
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Louis Carrogis Carmontelle
Mr de Bory, capitaine de vaisseau, et Mr l'abbé Rochon, t...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Astronomy
- Man
- Navy
- Night
- Observation
- Officer (armed forces)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Louis Carrogis Carmontelle
Mr Clairaut, de l'Académie des sciences (gravé par Lafosse)
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 18th century
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La Muse Urania
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armillary sphere
- Astronomy
- Compass (drafting)
- Geometry
- Muse
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 17th century
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LES PREDICTIONS DE NOSTRADAMUS (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Astronomy
- Beatific vision
- Book
- Candlestick
- Card game
- Catherine de' Medici
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Artist(s):
- Perino del Vaga
Figure assise sur des nuées, tenant un compas et un globe...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 16th century
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