a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy"
the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)
Cosmography is the science that maps the general features of the cosmos or universe, describing both heaven and Earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy). The 14th century work 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat by Persian physician Zakariya al-Qazwini is considered to be an early work of cosmography.
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Ever since the law of copernicus was discovered and proved , the mere recognition that not the sun , but the earth moves , has destroyed the whole cosmography of the ancients 自从哥白尼体系被发现和证实以后，仅仅承认太阳不会运转，而是地球运转这一事实，就足以破除古人的全部宇宙观了。
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