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Encyclopedia > Cosmologist

Cosmology is the study of the large-scale structure and history of the universe. In particular, it deals with subjects regarding its origin and evolution. It is studied by Astronomy, Philosophy, and Religion. See also cosmogony.


Subjects in cosmology include:

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Physical cosmology

Due to the extreme conditions believed to be present during the first minutes of the universe's history, cosmologists often co-operate with scientists from areas such as Particle physics.


Other cosmologies

Main article: Non-standard cosmology


Philosophical cosmology

Religious cosmology

Main Article: Religious cosmology


See also

External references

  • Wright, Ned, "Cosmology tutorial and FAQ (http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm)". Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics, UCLA.
  • Jordan, Thomas F., "Cosmology calculations almost without general relativity (http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0309756)". (arXiv.org)
  • Madore, Barry F., "Level 5 (http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/) : A Knowledgebase for Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology". Caltech and Carnegie. Pasadena, California, USA.
  • Hoiland, Paul, "Modern Cosmology Examined (http://cosmology.bravehost.com/)"Musing on the Evolution of a Cosmos (http://tprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000033/01/MUSINGS_ON_THE_EVOLUTION_OF_A_COSMOS.pdf) Gouldsboro, Maine.
  • Smith, Tony, "Cosmology (http://www.innerx.net/personal/tsmith/cosm.html) -- At the Millennium, Experimental Observations tell us a lot about Cosmology".
  • Cosmology (http://dhost.info/cosmology/) -- Cosmology Of The Universe.
  • Center for Cosmological Physics (http://cfcp.uchicago.edu/). University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Tyler, Pat, and Phil Newman "Beyond Einstein (http://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov/)". Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cosmic Images (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv1-64)
  • Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cosmology from Antiquity to 1850 (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv1-66)
  • Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cosmology since 1850 (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv1-67)

General subfields within astronomy

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Astrometry | Cosmology | Galactic astronomy | Extragalactic astronomy | Galaxy formation and evolution |Planetary science | Stellar astronomy | Stellar evolution | Star formation

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