1) Astrophysics 2) Cosmogeny 3) Cosmology
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1) Cosmogeny
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Cosmogony (or cosmogeny) is any theory concerning the coming into existence (or origin) of either the cosmos (or universe), or the so-called reality of sentient beings. Developing a complete theoretical model has implications in both the philosophy of science and epistemology. ==Etymology== The word comes from the Koine Greek κοσμογονία ...
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[Gr. Kosmogonia from Kosmos the world and root of gignesthai to be born] The coming into existence, the creation and origination of the universe. It is also the study of these aspects. So a cosmogony describes how the Universe came to be; hence, the creation myth in the Book of Genesis is one such cosmogony, and there are many others, both scientif...
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Theoretical explanation of the origin of celestial bodies individually collectively.
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theory of the origin of the universe
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• (n.) The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato.
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tale about how the world/universe was created; a theodicy, a tale about how evil and suffering is to be found in the world
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in astronomy, study of the evolutionary behaviour of the universe and the origin of its characteristic features. For scientific theories on the ... [2 related articles]
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The study of the origin and evolution of the universe.
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Cos·mog'o·ny noun ; plural Cosmogonies (-n...z). [ Greek kosmogoni`a ; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to be born: confer French cosmogonie .] The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical
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Cosmogony (from the Greek, kosmos, world, and gone, generation), is a theory of the origin or formation of the universe. Such theories may be comprehended under three classes: 1. The first represents the world as eternal, in form as well as substance. 2. The matter of the world is eternal, but not its form. 3. The matter and form of the universe is...
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The study of celestial systems, including the Solar System, stars, galaxies, and galactic clusters.
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cosmogony 1. The generation or creation of the existing universe. 2. The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin, evolutionary behavior, and structure of the universe as a whole. 3. The study of the origin of celestial objects, usually referring to the solar system. 4. A specific theory or model, myth, or of the origin and evolution of th...
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(Gr. cosmos a. gonia, producing or creating the world) Is a pictorial treatment of the way in which the world or the universe came into being. In contrast to the most primitive civilizations, the great ethnic stocks of mankind have originated cosmogonies. The basal principles common to all mythological cosmogonies are: They deduce the creation of ....
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a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
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the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
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