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Cosmology.
In: Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2023-09-01, S. 3
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Originally, cosmology was a branch of philosophy devoted to understanding the nature of reality and the origin and structure of everything that exists. With the growth of astrophysics during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, cosmology rapidly became a significant area of research in astronomy and physics, and its focus narrowed to the origin and evolution of energy and matter in the universe as a whole. Modern cosmology is concerned with the universe's large-scale structure, including the distribution of billions of galaxies and galaxy clusters throughout space and time. Cosmologists use physical laws to derive mathematical models of the early universe. They also extrapolate physical processes into the distant future to predict the universe's future and its contents. Nevertheless, modern cosmology still retains many philosophical qualities.
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Cosmology.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Hollar, David Wason, Jr. ; Erickson, Richard R. |
Zeitschrift: | Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2023-09-01, S. 3 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
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