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Meanings of astronomer (astronomers) in English

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Scientist who studies celestial bodies.

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A physicist who studies astronomy.

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Usage of astronomer (astronomers) in English
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Good value, perfect location, with special packages available for ornithologists and astronomers.
The Guardian
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In recent years astronomers have found many planets outside our Solar System.
BBC
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Non-professionals become acknowledged experts: dentists turn into astronomers and accountants into botanists.
The Guardian
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Fortunately, in just the last few months, astronomers have made tantalising progress.
BBC
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Mr. Van Heerlen was right-English astronomers such as Mr. Pond were inferior.
Rakes and radishes
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It was exactly what the astronomers wanted to hear for dark matter.
The Guardian
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Known as Andromeda II, it has been on astronomers' radar since 2012.
BBC
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So the world soon forgot about Rama; but the astronomers did not.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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These are what most astronomers discuss in casual conversations on the subject.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
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This is dense information meant for astronomers, not the average star gazer.
Wired
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The dramatic colors tell astronomers about the chemical composition of the gas.
Wired
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That's what the astronomers of the Middle Ages called the astrological signs.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
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In his book about Road Hill, Stapleton also likened astronomers to detectives.
The suspicions of mr. whicher: a shocking murder and the undoing of a great victorian detective
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Yet that is what it has become, and not just for astronomers.
The Irish Times
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And astronomers in Spain managed to get a video of the collision.
The Irish Times
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In fact, every galaxy that astronomers have ever studied contains dark matter.
Wired
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