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| − | '''Cosmology''' is the | + | '''Cosmology''' is the study of the large-scale properties of the [[universe]] as a whole, including its physical structure, history (i.e., origin and development), and possible futures. |
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| + | ==Scientific cosmology== | ||
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| + | The scientific approach to cosmology encompasses several related fields of [[science]]: | ||
| + | * [[Astronomy]] — direct observation of "the heavens", which began (most likely) very early in the history of humankind and eventually led to relatively accurate mathematical models of [[wikipedia:planetary motion]] in the [[wikipedia:solar system|solar system]] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Mechanics|Mechanics]] — increasingly accurate models of the behavior of matter in the universe as a whole, including [[Isaac Newton|Newton's]] laws of motion and [[Albert Einstein|Einstein's]] theory of relativity | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Particle physics|Particle physics]] — needed to explain the behavior of matter in the early universe in the [[Big Bang]] model of the origin of the universe | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Relativity]] | ||
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| + | ==Metaphysical and religious cosmology== | ||
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| + | ''This section is not yet written.'' | ||
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| + | ==Cosmological arguments for the existence of God== | ||
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| + | There is also a class of related philosophical arguments for the existence of God called [[:Category:Cosmological arguments|cosmological arguments]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:55, 16 September 2007
Cosmology is the study of the large-scale properties of the universe as a whole, including its physical structure, history (i.e., origin and development), and possible futures.
Scientific cosmology
The scientific approach to cosmology encompasses several related fields of science:
- Astronomy — direct observation of "the heavens", which began (most likely) very early in the history of humankind and eventually led to relatively accurate mathematical models of wikipedia:planetary motion in the solar system
- Mechanics — increasingly accurate models of the behavior of matter in the universe as a whole, including Newton's laws of motion and Einstein's theory of relativity
- Particle physics — needed to explain the behavior of matter in the early universe in the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe
- Wikipedia:Relativity
Metaphysical and religious cosmology
This section is not yet written.
Cosmological arguments for the existence of God
There is also a class of related philosophical arguments for the existence of God called cosmological arguments.
