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Cosmology

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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, Big Bang cosmologists often co-operate with scientists from areas such as Particle physics.

Alternative cosmology

Main article: Non-standard cosmology

Non-standard physical cosmologies

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
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  • Smith, Tony, "Cosmology http://www.innerx.net/personal/tsmith/cosm.html -- At the Millennium, Experimental Observations tell us a lot about Cosmology".
  • 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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