An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک



International Astronomical Union (IAU)
  یکایش ِ جهانی ِ اخترشناسی  
Yekâyeš-e Jahâni-ye Axtaršenâsi
Fr.: Union Astronomique Internationale (UAI)  

An astronomical association of astronomers that is the controlling body of world astronomy. It was founded in Brussels in 1919.

See also:international; → astronomical; → union.