Cosmology
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| + | '''Cosmology''' (from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''κόσμος'', ''[[cosmos|kosmos]]'', "universe"), in strict usage, refers to the study of the [[Universe]] in its totality as it is ''now'' (or at least as it can be observed now), and by extension, humanity's place in it. Though the word ''cosmology'' is recent (first used in 1730 in [[Christian Wolff (philosopher)|Christian Wolff]]'s ''Cosmologia Generalis''), the study of the universe has a long history involving [[science]], [[philosophy]], [[esotericism]], and [[religion]]. (See [[Cosmogony]] for the study of origins of the Universe.) | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Absolute time and space]] | ||
| + | * [[Astrology]] | ||
| + | * [[Astronomy]] | ||
| + | * [[Cosmogony]] | ||
| + | * [[Non-standard cosmology]] | ||
| + | * [[Physical cosmology]] | ||
| + | * [[Religious cosmology]] | ||
| + | * [[Taiji]] | ||
| + | * [[Tao]] | ||
| + | * [[List of astrophysicists]] | ||
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Cosmology (from Greek κόσμος, kosmos, "universe"), in strict usage, refers to the study of the Universe in its totality as it is now (or at least as it can be observed now), and by extension, humanity's place in it. Though the word cosmology is recent (first used in 1730 in Christian Wolff's Cosmologia Generalis), the study of the universe has a long history involving science, philosophy, esotericism, and religion. (See Cosmogony for the study of origins of the Universe.)
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See also
- Absolute time and space
- Astrology
- Astronomy
- Cosmogony
- Non-standard cosmology
- Physical cosmology
- Religious cosmology
- Taiji
- Tao
- List of astrophysicists
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