[ad. mod.L. astrognōsia, f. Gr. ἀστρο- star + -γνωσία = γνῶσις knowledge.] Knowledge of the stars; spec. that part of astronomy that treats of the fixed stars.
[1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., Astrognosia.]
1871. Otté, trans. Humboldt’s Cosm., 30 (Heading), Astrognosy (The Domain of the Fixed Stars).
