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Geodesy vs Astronomy - What's the difference?

geodesy | astronomy |

As nouns the difference between geodesy and astronomy

is that geodesy is the (l) discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of (l), its (l) field and (l) phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space while astronomy is the study of the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

geodesy

English

(wikipedia geodesy)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

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  • the (l) discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of (l), its (l) field and (l) phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space

    • Related terms

    * geodetics * geodetic * geodetic surveying

    astronomy

    English

    (wikipedia astronomy) (wikiversity astronomy lecture)

    Noun

    (astronomies)
  • The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

    • Usage notes

    * The study of the physical processes which control matter and energy in the universe is commonly called astrophysics. The investigation of the origin, evolution, and fate of the universe itself is called cosmology.

    Derived terms

    () * archaeoastronomy * archeoastronomy * astronomer * infrared astronomy * neutrino astronomy * optical astronomy * paleoastronomy * radar astronomy * radio astronomy * X-ray astronomy

    Related terms

    () * astral * astrologist * astrology * astronomer * astronomical * astronomically * astrometry * astrophysics

    See also

    * cosmology * uranology