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cosmography [kɒzˈmɒgrəfɪ] n 1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a representation of the world or the universe 2. (Philosophy) the science dealing with the whole order of nature cosmographer , cosmographist n cosmographic [ˌkɒzməˈgræfɪk], cosmographical adj cosmographically adv
cosmography 1. the branch of astronomy that maps and describes the main features of the universe. See also: Cosmology
2. a description or representation of the main features of the universe. — cosmographer, n. — cosmographic, cosmographical, adj. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| The subject also attracted numerous cosmographers, geographers, encyclopedists and writers of belle letters (adab). Instead an overseer, Emilio de'Cavalieri was appointed in 1588 to supervise the Medici's jewelers, carvers, cosmographers, goldsmiths, miniature painters, gardners, turners, confectioners, clock makers porcelain makers, distillers, sculptors, painters and the master of the mint--"in short all the artists and craftsmen of every profession, condition, and rank, who work for us, either by the day or by appraisal or on salary" (90-91). 189) As for Magellanica, which for the majority of cosmographers surpasses in grandeur all of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Botero himself remains skeptical; rather than still another continent sprawling around the earth's southern pole, the various expeditions of the English and Castilians would suggest that it is simply a vast number of islands (1. |
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