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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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| From the time the law of Copernicus was discovered and proved, the mere recognition of the fact that it was not the sun but the earth that moves sufficed to destroy the whole cosmography of the ancients. Orthography, etymology, syntax, and prosody, biography, astronomy, geography, and general cosmography, the sciences of compound proportion, algebra, land-surveying and levelling, vocal music, and drawing from models, were all at the ends of his ten chilled fingers. |
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