Cosmography


[koz-mog-ruh-fee] /kɒzˈmɒg rə fi/

noun, plural cosmographies.
1.
a science that describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, including astronomy, geography, and geology.
2.
a description or representation of the main features of the universe.
/kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪ/
noun
1.
a representation of the world or the universe
2.
the science dealing with the whole order of nature
n.

“description of the universe,” mid-15c., from cosmo- + -graphy. Related: Cosmographic.
cosmography
(kŏz-mŏg’rə-fē)
The study of the visible universe that includes the measurement and cataloging of its objects and structures.

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