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This completes the uranological part of the description of the physical universe.

From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various

The uranological portion of the physical description of the universe is now completed.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by

Since the author’s arrival in New York for the purpose of publishing his outlines, the third and fourth volume of the Cosmos has been placed in his hands, containing the latest uranological discoveries and speculations.

From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas

The uranological portion of the Cosmos is more simple than the telluric; the impossibility of ascertaining the diversity of matter simplifies the study of the mechanism of the heavens.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von