cosmography
Charting the cosmos
Cosmography is the science or practice of mapping and describing the general features of the universe or the earth.
It encompasses the study of celestial bodies and their arrangement as well as the physical geography of our planet.
The term was more common in earlier centuries when astronomy and geography were less rigidly separated as disciplines.
A cosmographer might produce maps showing both earthly continents and the positions of stars and planets in a unified representation of the known world.
Bound collection of charts
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
latitude · meridian · equator · hemisphere · continent · geography · cartogram · terrain
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- big bangLoud explosive noise
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
dark matter · dark energy · cosmic inflation · space-time · redshift · celestial · cosmogony · Ptolemaic
Diagram of celestial bodies
- celestial sphereImaginary dome of stars
- star mapChart showing constellation positions
- star catalogIndex of celestial objects
- astrometryMeasuring celestial body positions
declination · ecliptic · precession · zodiac · constellation · sidereal · ephemeris · celestial navigation
Greco-Egyptian astronomer, geographer
- ancientVery old indeed
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- Age of DiscoveryEuropean maritime expansion era
exploration · voyages · navigation · Mercator · Münster · natural philosophy · encyclopedic · speculum
Comprehensive belief framework
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- teleologyStudy of purpose in nature
- natural orderInnate arrangement of things
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
longitude · latitude · meridian · equator · hemisphere · continent · geography · cartogram · terrain · relief
universe
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- big bangLoud explosive noise
multiverse · dark matter · dark energy · cosmic inflation · space-time · redshift · celestial · cosmogony · Ptolemaic · Copernican
star chart
Diagram of celestial bodies
- celestial sphereImaginary dome of stars
- star mapChart showing constellation positions
- star catalogIndex of celestial objects
astrometry · declination · ecliptic · precession · zodiac · constellation · sidereal · ephemeris · celestial navigation · planisphere
Ptolemy
Greco-Egyptian astronomer, geographer
- ancientVery old indeed
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
Age of Discovery · exploration · voyages · navigation · Mercator · Münster · natural philosophy · encyclopedic · speculum
worldview
Comprehensive belief framework
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- teleologyStudy of purpose in nature
natural order · divine order · creation · providence · anthropocentric
cosmographylocal geography
Physical features of an area
topography · microgeography · cartography · geomorphology · land surveying
cosmos, cosmopolitan, cosmology, macrocosm, microcosm, graphy