Definition for AS'TRO-SCOPE

AS'TRO-SCOPE, n. [Gr. αςρον, a star, and σκοπεω, to view.]

An astronomical instrument, composed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations, with their stars, are delineated, by means of which the stars may be easily known. – Encyc.

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