1. the branch of astronomy that deals with describing and mapping the heavens
Usage: technical; astronomy

Examples

• The ancient Greeks made significant contributions to uranography through their star catalogs.
• Modern uranography uses sophisticated telescopes to map distant galaxies.
• Her doctoral thesis focused on uranography and the classification of stellar objects.
• The observatory’s uranography department creates detailed charts of the night sky.
• Early uranography relied on naked-eye observations of celestial bodies.
• Digital uranography has revolutionized how we document cosmic phenomena.