支配星星的法則
Astronomy is the field of natural science dedicated to the study of celestial objects and phenomena.
天文學是研究天體和天象的自然科學領域。
field (n.)領域celestial (adj.)天的, 天空的,天堂的phenomenon (n.)現象；phenomena (複數)
The word ‘astronomy’ comes from the combination of the Greek words for star ‘astron’ and law ‘nomos’, meaning the ‘laws ruling the stars’.
「astronomy」這個字是由代表星星的「astron」和法則「nomos」的希臘文字所組成的，意思是「支配星星的法則」。
combination (n.) 組合law (n.)法則,定律；Newton’s laws of motion 牛頓的運動定律
Greek astronomy was developed during the early classical antiquity era, which is considered a major phase in the history of the field.
希臘天文學發展於古典時期早期，這在該領域的發展史中是很重要的一個階段。
antiquity (n.)古代；antique (n.)古董phase (n.)(某個發展或變化的)階段,時期
Most of the names of the stars, planets, and constellations of the northern hemisphere are inherited from the terminology the Greeks used.
大部分北半球星星、星球和星座的名稱都源自於希臘人使用的稱呼。
constellation (n.)星座；horoscope (n.) 星相運勢sphere (n.)球體；hemisphere (n.)半球
While this implies a Greek origin to the field, many cultures came up with this concept independently in their own history.
雖然這暗示著這個領域起源於希臘，但很多文化在他們的歷史上都獨自發展出這個概念。
come up with 想出,提出concept (n.)概念,觀念
For example, the Maya civilization studied this field very thoroughly, too.
舉例來說，馬雅文明也很仔細地研究了這個領域。
civilization (n.)文明thoroughly (adv.) 仔細地
They were aided by their fully developed writing system that allowed them to keep accurate notes.
他們有發展健全的書寫系統為輔助，讓他們可以寫下精確的紀錄。
aid (n.)幫助,援助,輔助工具(v.) 幫助,援助；humanitarian aid人道救援accurate (adj.)精確的,準確的
Their calculation of a solar year was in fact better than that of the Spanish when the latter arrived to colonize them.
當西班牙人前來殖民他們時，他們對一個太陽年的計算事實上比西班牙人來得更好。
solar (adj.) 太陽的,使用太陽能的；solar panel 太陽能板latter (n.) (兩者當中的)後者；later (adv.)晚一點
Modern astronomy might be based on the Greek one, but this doesn’t mean other cultures should be ignored.
現代天文學或許是建立在希臘天文學之上，但這不代表其他文化就應該被忽略。
be based on以……為基礎,根據overlook (v.)忽略,忽視