noun. The mapping of the universe as a whole system.

noun. A general description or depiction of the world or universe.

noun. The science which describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, embracing astronomy, geography, and sometimes geology.

noun. The science of the general structure and relations of the universe.

noun. A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.

noun. The creation of maps of the universe.

noun. The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.

noun. the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)

noun. a representation of the earth or the heavens

"The description of the voyage is followed by what the writer calls a cosmography, in which is shown the distance they had sailed from the time they left the desert rocks at Madeira, and the probable size of the new world as compared with the old, with the relative area of land and water on the whole globe."

cosmogony  cosmology  

natural science  representation  

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