Astronomy is an ancient science, long separated from the study of terrestrial physics. In the Aristotelian worldview, bodies in the sky appeared to be unchanging spheres whose only motion was uniform motion … See more

Theoretical astrophysicists use a wide variety of tools which include analytical models (for example, polytropes to approximate the … See more

The roots of astrophysics can be found in the seventeenth century emergence of a unified physics, in which the same laws applied to the celestial and terrestrial realms. There were scientists who were qualified in both physics and astronomy who laid the firm … See more

• Astronomy and Astrophysics, a European Journal
• Astrophysical Journal
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Observational astronomy is a division of the astronomical science that is concerned with recording and interpreting data, in contrast with theoretical astrophysics, which is mainly … See more

• Astrochemistry – Study of molecules in the Universe and their reactions
• Astronomical observatories
• Astronomical spectroscopy – Study of astronomy using … See more

• Longair, Malcolm S. (2006), The Cosmic Century: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, See more