— uranographer, uranographist , n. — uranographic /yoor'euh neuh graf"ik/ , uranographical , adj.
/yoor'euh nog"reuh fee/ , n.
the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and esp. of the fixed stars. Also called uranology .
[ 1640-50; ouranographía. See URANO-, -GRAPHY ]