Astronom







Galileo Galilei.





Caroline Herschel.


En astronom är en forskare i astronomi, studiet av himlakroppar i rymden.


Astronom är ingen skyddad titel, utan kan användas även av amatörastronomer utan formell högskoleutbildning eller anställning. Yrkesverksamma astronomer är i allmänhet anställda vid universitet eller statliga forskningstinstitut.


En astronom har i allmänhet en magisterexamen eller motsvarande som omfattar matematik och fysik, och genomfört en doktorandutbildning vid en akademisk institution för astronomi.


Under antiken och medeltiden utövade astronomerna även astrologi, det vill säga vidskepelsen att beskriva tillvaron på jorden utifrån himlakropparnas rörelser. Runt år 1600 bröts dock definitivt kopplingen mellan astronomi och astrologi.[1]



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  1. ^ Erik & Marta Ronne (28 december 2002). ”Från tro till vetenskap”. Ergo. Arkiverad från originalet den 3 november 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151103023022/http://ergo.ronne.se/E2002N12.html. Läst 11 september 2015. 




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