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! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Wikipedia link
 
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Wikipedia link
 
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Subdivision
 
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Subdivision
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" | Skills used in research
 
 
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|Empirical observation
 
|Empirical observation
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|[[wikipedia:Empirical evidence|Empirical evidence]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Empirical evidence|Empirical evidence]]
 
|Method
 
|Method
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Path models
 
|Path models
|The method of forming precise models for the paths of astronomical objects
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|[[wikipedia:Orbit modeling|Orbit modeling]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Orbit modeling|Orbit modeling]]
 
|Method
 
|Method
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Astrography
 
|Astrography
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|[[wikipedia:Star chart|Star chart]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Star chart|Star chart]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
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|-
 
|Dates of lunar and solar eclipses
 
|Dates of lunar and solar eclipses
|The dates of lunar and solar eclipses
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|[[wikipedia:Saros (astronomy)|Saros (astronomy)]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Saros (astronomy)|Saros (astronomy)]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
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|-
 
|Daylight variation with solar year
 
|Daylight variation with solar year
|The variation of daylight with the seasons
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|The variation of daylight with the season
 
|[[wikipedia:Daytime#Daytime variations with latitude and seasons|Daytime § Daytime variations with latitude and seasons]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Daytime#Daytime variations with latitude and seasons|Daytime § Daytime variations with latitude and seasons]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Geocentrism
 
|Geocentrism
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|[[wikipedia:Geocentric model|Geocentric model]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Geocentric model|Geocentric model]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Height of tides vs moon and sun
 
|Height of tides vs moon and sun
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|[[wikipedia:Pytheas#Pytheas_on_the_tides|Pytheas § Pytheas on the tides]] and [[wikipedia:Tide|Tide]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Pytheas#Pytheas_on_the_tides|Pytheas § Pytheas on the tides]] and [[wikipedia:Tide|Tide]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Heliocentrism
 
|Heliocentrism
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|[[wikipedia:Heliocentric model|Heliocentric model]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Heliocentric model|Heliocentric model]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Path of the moon
 
|Path of the moon
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|[[wikipedia:Orbit of the Moon|Orbit of the Moon]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Orbit of the Moon|Orbit of the Moon]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Phases of the moon
 
|Phases of the moon
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|[[wikipedia:Lunar phase|Lunar phase]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Lunar phase|Lunar phase]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Precession of equinoxes
 
|Precession of equinoxes
|The precession of equinoxes over great periods of time
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|[[wikipedia:Axial precession|Axial precession]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Axial precession|Axial precession]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
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|Relationship between lunar/solar year
 
|Relationship between lunar/solar year
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|[[wikipedia:Lunisolar calendar|Lunisolar calendar]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Lunisolar calendar|Lunisolar calendar]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Shape of the world
 
|Shape of the world
|The shape of the world
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|[[wikipedia:Spherical Earth|Spherical Earth]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Spherical Earth|Spherical Earth]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|-
 
|Star catalogues 100
 
|Star catalogues 100
|The compilation of information about stars
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|[[wikipedia:Star catalogue|Star catalogue]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Star catalogue|Star catalogue]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
|-
 
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|Star catalogues 1000
 
|Star catalogues 1000
|The precise compilation of information about stars
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|[[wikipedia:Star catalogue|Star catalogue]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Star catalogue|Star catalogue]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
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|-
 
|Star magnitude classification
 
|Star magnitude classification
|The classification of stars according to brightness
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|[[wikipedia:Magnitude (astronomy)|Magnitude (astronomy)]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Magnitude (astronomy)|Magnitude (astronomy)]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
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|-
 
|Stellar Spectroscopy
 
|Stellar Spectroscopy
|The classification of stars according to color
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|The classification of stars based on the light they emit
 
|[[wikipedia:Astronomical spectroscopy|Astronomical spectroscopy]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Astronomical spectroscopy|Astronomical spectroscopy]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]], [[Record keeper]]
 
 
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|Summer/winter moon
 
|Summer/winter moon
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|[[wikipedia:Lunar calendar|Lunar calendar]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Lunar calendar|Lunar calendar]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|Summer/winter sun
 
|Summer/winter sun
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|[[wikipedia:Solar calendar|Solar calendar]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Solar calendar|Solar calendar]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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|-
 
|Tides and the moon
 
|Tides and the moon
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|[[wikipedia:Seleucus_of_Seleucia#Tides|Seleucus of Seleucia § Tides]] and [[wikipedia:Tide|Tide]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Seleucus_of_Seleucia#Tides|Seleucus of Seleucia § Tides]] and [[wikipedia:Tide|Tide]]
 
|''n/a''
 
|''n/a''
|[[Astronomer]]
 
 
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