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meteorology – podictionary 177
April 29, 2010
Why is it that meteorology is the study of weather instead of the study of meteors?
The study of meteors is called "meteoritics" and fits in under astronomy which includes the study of lots of other things astronomical.
The root of the word "meteorology
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