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Cosmology vs Cosmography - What's the difference?

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Cosmography is a related term of cosmology.



As nouns the difference between cosmology and cosmography

is that cosmology is the study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate while cosmography is the creation of maps of the universe.

cosmology

English

Noun

  • The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Robert L. Dorit , title=Rereading Darwin , volume=100, issue=1, page=23 , magazine= citation , passage=We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology , alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.}}
  • A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
  • A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.

    • Related terms

    * cosmologist * cosmogony * cosmological

    See also

    * eschatology * big bang theory * steady state theory

    cosmography

    English

    (wikipedia cosmography)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The creation of maps of the universe.
  • The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.

    • Related terms

    *cosmogony *cosmology