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extragalactic astronomy

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extragalactic astronomy has definition The field that deals with objects beyond the Milky Way, especially galaxies and quasars. has source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:32:32.0
is a kind of astronomy

Kinds of extragalactic astronomy :

cosmology (1 kind, 4 facts) - The study of the origin, structure, and evolution of the Universe on the largest possible scale. In present usage, it frequently includes cosmogony.

extragalactic astronomy	has definition The field that deals with objects beyond the Milky Way, especially galaxies and quasars.
extragalactic astronomy	is a kind of astronomy