Example sentences for: astronomy

How can you use “astronomy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • From the Jesuits the Chinese learned mathematics and astronomy; the old observatory still stands in downtown Beijing.

  • Antarctica is uniquely suited for many types of research, including astronomy, atmospheric science, meteorology, oceanography, and geophysics.

  • In the 17th century the Jesuits, headed by Matteo Ricci, had a profound influence not so much on Chinese religion (they made few converts among Beijingers) as on science, mathematics, astronomy, art, medicine, and other forms of knowledge that had never before been infused with Western ideas in China.

  • Movable type revolutionized printing, books became more common, and literacy increased; Chinese scientists published works on botany, astronomy, mathematics, and geography.

  • But he had also left behind some 7,000 pages of unpublished notes on hydraulics, geology, anatomy, flight, ballistics, botany, optics, and astronomy, as well as designs for all sorts of fantastical inventions.


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