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n. - The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe; The metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe.

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  • There is at least one philosophical problem in which all thinking men are interested. It is the problem of cosmology: the problem of understanding the world including...
  • I think, in a way, cosmology is waiting for its Darwin.
  • The changes that it made in cosmology were absolutely astounding.
  • The summary – the new cosmology is a “child of Planescape!”
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