cosmogony
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cosmogonies
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the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system
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a theory of such an origin or evolution
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Origin of cosmogony
First recorded in 1860–65, cosmogony is from the Greek word kosmogonía creation of the world. See cosmo-, -gony
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Vocabulary lists containing cosmogony
Elements of the Universe: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe")
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If there is no testable means of determining which creation cosmogony is correct, perhaps they are all astounding science fictions.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2011
He threw in a few references to physics, anthropology, cosmogony and medicine.
From Time Magazine Archive
During that century, many works appeared upon cosmogony, defending similar views, by such men as Burnet, Scheuchzer, and Catcott.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock
The cosmogony of the present day sets no outer limit to the solar system, and some astronomers advocate the existence of many trans-Neptunian planets.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd
In the Persian cosmogony, the name of the first man was Adamoh and of the woman Hevah.
From Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures by Logan Mitchell
Whole cosmogonies will be created out of some forgotten personal resentment, complete epics written in private languages, the daubs of schoolchildren ranked above the greatest masterpieces.
From Time Magazine Archive
The extent to which the egg, received as a symbol, entered into the early cosmogonies will appear in another and more appropriate connection.
From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous
These are associated with the name of Orpheus, and are commonly classed together as Orphic cosmogonies.
From The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance by Roy Wood Sellars
On the other hand it is in striking contrast to the other cosmogonies which have been handed down from pre-scientific ages.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Marcus Dods
There had been from of old cosmogonies, theories as to how the world had taken shape out of primeval chaos.
From The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse by Various
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