"unscience" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1380, Geoffrey Chaucer, Boethius and Troilus",
          "text": "And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing to ben other weyes thanne it is, it is nat only unscience, but it is deceivable opinioun ful diverse and fer fro the sothe of science.",
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          "text": "Misapplication of this practical connection leads to such unsciences as astrology and alchemy and, with the Romans, augury.",
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