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What is cosmology? -root words are "kosmos" and "logos" -Kosmos-the "world" as an ordered whole -Logos-discourse -Discourse in the "world" as an ordered whole -literally the study of everything Cosmology-working definition -the scientific study of the origin, development, a current properties of the universe through the establishment of relevant scientific models. Real Universe vs. Conceptualization Universe -art emphasis upon visual forms 1 colors -philosophy-emphasis upon logic -science emphasis upon physical entities -all results in conceptualizations of the same universe but develop different "world" pictures="universe" General Development of Cosmology -Age of magic (prior to systematic myths) Anthropomorphic universe (patterned after humans) -Age of mythology (ex. classical Greeks) -anthropometric (humans are the "measure" of the universe The Unifying Aspect of Modern Cosmology -can also be viewed as the study of "universes" via all the academic disciplines (unifying all fields of study) -"universes" are models (approximations) to the universe and these approximations can be refined. -occurs via "scientific method" Scientific Method 1. observation 2. hypothesis 3. prediction 4. observe/experimental tasks fail- revised hyp. -"universes" are models (approximations) to the universe and these approximations can be refined. -occurs via "scientific method" -"universes" are models (approximations) to the universe and these approximations can be refined. -occurs via "scientific method" -"universes" are models (approximations) to the universe and these approximations can be refined. -occurs via "scientific method" -"universes" are models (approximations) to the universe and these approximations can be refined. -occurs via "scientific method" -"universes" are models (approximations) to the universe and these approximations can be refined.
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