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Planetology vs Cosmology - What's the difference?

planetology | cosmology |

As nouns the difference between planetology and cosmology

is that planetology is (astronomy) the study of planets, planetary systems and the solar system while cosmology is the study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.

planetology

English

(wikipedia planetology)

Noun

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  • (astronomy) the study of planets, planetary systems and the solar system

    • Synonyms

    * planetary astronomy * planetary science

    Hypernyms

    * science

    Hyponyms

    * areology * comparative planetology * geology

    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