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Mathieu Isidro

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Is Astronomy the mother of all natural sciences?

Astronomy, the study of the Universe, rather than being one field of science, is increasingly becoming an umbrella term involving most if not all fields of natural sciences. The obvious ones, such as Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and the less obvious, such as Geology, Biology, and even "Meteorology".
Do you then agree that astronomy has evolved to become more than just one field of science, and possibly includes all fields?

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    May 6 2012: I don't believe it is. Before looking at the stars, cavemen already had the need of counting fruit pieces, for instance. I'd say Maths is the mother of all sciences. The equivalent to letters in a book, being Astronomy and Physics an amazing, magic book about an adenturous voyage that is Science.

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