where did its name come from ?
Greek
Astronomy
"Astronomy" (from the Greek ἀστρονομία from ἄστρον "astron", "star" and -νομία "-nomia" from νόμος "nomos", "law" or "culture") means "law of the stars" (or "culture of the stars" depending on the translation).
what area of science did the muslim world excel in Astronomy, mathematics, and medicine what is it about? UNANSWERABLE when was this practiced? Islamic Golden Age what is the first above mentioned area of science? Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
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Astronomy [SEP] Etymology
"Astronomy" (from the Greek ἀστρονομία from ἄστρον "astron", "star" and -νομία "-nomia" from νόμος "nomos", "law" or "culture") means "law of the stars" (or "culture of the stars" depending on the translation). Astronomy should not 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.