June 2004's transit of Venus was thus more of an astronomical spectacle than a scientifically important event.

因此，2004年6月的金星凌日与其说是一个重要的科学事件，不如说是一个天文奇观。

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Classical geology borrowed a decisive, if unspoken, premise from Newton—the independence of Earth's processes from any astronomical context.

经典地质学从牛顿那里借用了一个决定性的前提——地球过程独立于任何天文环境。

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On 8 June 2004, more than half the population of the world were treated to a rare astronomical event.

2004年6月8日，世界上一半以上的人有幸目睹了罕见的天文现象。

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This year also marks the four hundredth anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo.

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The measurements were reported at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Long Beach, California.

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R.J.Bell of Pregame.com says the number of possibilities to guarantee a perfect bracket are an astronomical 9.2 quintillion.

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Seen in motion, this is at once a powerful skeleton clock and a curious astronomical one, a gift to anyone for whom a modern clock can do so much more than just tell the time.

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And this could play a crucial role in evaluating the still-controversial evidence for the existence of life on Mars a planet that, in astronomical terms, is a mere stone's throw away.

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The drop-out rates have also divided lecturers and university chiefs, with the Association of University Teachers describing the highest drop-out rates as "astronomical" and a waste of public funds.

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