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n. - The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe.

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  • It is of utmost importance to reiterate the differences between the Hebrew concept of the cosmos and the Mesopotamian cosmogony.
  • The most conspicuous figure in Chinese cosmogony is P'an Ku.
  • I had had no lessons in cosmogony, and I had no spontaneous revelation of the true position of the earth in the universe.
  • With the Phoenician sages the cosmogony was their theogony and 'vice versa'.
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