astronomer
/əˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ noun B1- One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
Plural astronomers
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## The Astronomer
AN ASTRONOMER used to go out at night to observe the stars.
In this case the matter was simplified by Brunton’s intelligence being quite first-rate, so that it was unnecessary to make any allowance for the personal equation, as the astronomers have dubbed it.
He is curiously employed at present, for, being an amateur astronomer, he has an excellent telescope, with which he lies upon the roof of his own house and sweeps the moor all day in the hope of catching a glimpse of the escaped convict.
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