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Glossary term: Astronomie

Description: L'astronomie est l'une des sciences les plus anciennes et implique l'étude des corps célestes dans le ciel, tels que les étoiles, les planètes, les galaxies, les météores et les météorites. Elle étudie également l'atmosphère afin de comparer la planète Terre avec les planètes voisines. Autrefois, l'astronomie s'intéressait au suivi des positions du Soleil, de la Lune et des planètes à des fins de calendrier et de navigation. Aujourd'hui, les astronomes modernes étudient également les phénomènes physiques qui régissent la formation et le comportement des objets astronomiques.

Dans l'Antiquité, l'astronomie était souvent étroitement liée à l'astrologie, une pseudo-science, et de nombreuses personnes ne font toujours pas la différence entre les deux.

L'astronomie est l'une des rares sciences dans lesquelles les amateurs peuvent jouer un rôle important, car les astronomes amateurs ont contribué à de nombreuses découvertes importantes.

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Term and definition status: The original definition of this term in English have been approved by a research astronomer and a teacher
The translation of this term and its definition have been approved by a research astronomer and a teacher

The OAE Multilingual Glossary is a project of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) in collaboration with the IAU Office of Astronomy Outreach (OAO). The terms and definitions were chosen, written and reviewed by a collective effort from the OAE, the OAE Centers and Nodes, the OAE National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) and other volunteers. You can find a full list of credits here. All glossary terms and their definitions are released under a Creative Commons CC BY-4.0 license and should be credited to "IAU OAE".

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Tags: Game , snakes and Ladders
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Tags: Art , Creativity , Star-gazing , Poetry
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Tags: Art , Creativity , Music
Age Ranges: 8-10 , 10-12 , 12-14 , 14-16 , 16-19
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Tags: History , Geography , Coordinates , Celestial navigation , Arabia , Kamal
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Tags: Hands-on , Experiment , prism
Age Ranges: 8-10 , 10-12 , 12-14 , 14-16 , 16-19
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