Definition of cosmography in English:

cosmography

nounPlural cosmographies kɒzˈmɒɡrəfikɑzˈmɑɡrəfi

mass noun

1The branch of science which deals with the general features of the universe, including the earth.
宇宙结构学
he published a series of elementary textbooks on cosmography, trigonometry, and astronomy (1651)
Example sentencesExamples
- Realising that Mercator wanted to learn mathematics to apply it to cosmography, Gemma Frisius gave him advice on the best route into learning the mathematics he needed to know, giving him books to study at home.
- He entered the University of Leipzig where he studied mathematics, astronomy and cosmography.
- Moore wrote the sections on arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry and cosmography while the sections on algebra, Euclid and navigation were written by Perkins.
- He was to hold this appointment for 20 years and contribute not only to mathematics but also to astronomy and cosmography.
- For this reason, the principal tool of cosmography has become the redshift survey.
- For his part, Pacioli understood the mathematical disciplines to be arithmetic, geometry, astrology, music, perspective, architecture, and cosmography.
- He was interested in works on cosmography and genealogy and, as a political man with a classical education, owned a substantial library of Greek, Latin, and Italian books.
- But Kantor emerged from his explorations with a clearer understanding of barbecue and his own place in its cosmography.
- Any similarities between the layouts likely derived from a shared spatial cosmography.
- He instructed the crews on geometry and cosmography before they left for voyages to North America in 1576.
1. 1.1count noun A description or representation of the universe or the earth.
  宇宙志；地球志
  the Ravenna Cosmography
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is the most scientific of the four cosmographies, being a significant astronomical text.
  This research is about children's cosmologies and its associated cosmographies.
  Astronomers used and authored astrological tracts, astronomical tables and ephemerides, calendars and weather diaries, cosmographies, defences and histories of their discipline, instrument-treatises, observations of celestial phenomena, studies on optics, theories of planetary motion, and works on geometry and trigonometry.
  In fact the exhibition brings together quite a number of manuscripts; in addition to Qurans, histories, cosmographies and copies of the Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings) are also displayed.
  Besides the fine world maps drawn according to the projections of the best scholars of the period - such as the 1566 map by Guillaume Le Testu, or the marvelous, richly illuminated cosmographies, largely consisting of speculations on lands ‘as yet undiscovered ‘- most were maps intended for navigation.’
  While this nostalgia certainly informs and influences her vision, it is balanced within a fairly complex cosmography that distinguishes between going ‘back’ and ‘going backward.’
  Each chapter tackles one type of source - travelogues, maps and cosmographies, grammars, histories and essays - and dissects them for evidence of Eurasian Exchange.
  It completed a circuit of cultural influence by stimulating the further publication of many forms of travel literature, particularly the cosmographies, which invariably included a chapter on the Tartars.
  It was a new installment in his elaborate cosmography in progress.
  It is bound in a 8th century manuscript, measures 29 X 23 cm and was designed to illustrate the cosmographies of Julius Honorius and Orosius.
  She has authored articles that range in topics from pilgrims’ maps to devotional arts, gender and ethnicity issues in Buddhist patronage, cults of saints in Asian traditions, and images of Buddhist cosmographies.

Derivatives

cosmographer

noun

The subject also attracted numerous cosmographers, geographers, encyclopedists and writers.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a German cosmographer who suggested that the New World be designated ‘America.’
- He was appointed cosmographer to the king in 1596 and about the same time he moved to Lisbon where he taught mathematics to sailors and navigators.
- The book was largely based upon a translation of a work by Noel Duret, the French royal cosmographer.
- Dicuil, a cosmographer who wrote a description of the world c. 825 in the court of Charles the Bald, probably came from Iona, and he describes other Iona monks ranging as far north as the Faroes and as far south as Egypt.

cosmographic

adjective kɒzməˈɡrafɪk

We might, in fact, say that recent scholarship on cartography mirrors cartography itself in its variation between local, or topographic focus, and aspirations to universal, cosmographic range.
Example sentencesExamples
- So when we observe galaxies in the Coma Cluster in the springtime sky, we're looking across a cosmographic void.
- In fact, the Mantegna cosmographic series is not in any way an origin of Tarot cards.
- This seminar will examine the form, function, and meaning of calendrical, seasonal, and other cosmographic programs in religious and secular contexts in the Roman through the Early Byzantine periods (2nd century A.C. through the 8th century).
- But historical processes may have disrupted or even aggrandized an original cosmographic plan.

cosmographical

adjective kɒzməˈɡrafɪk(ə)l

This boom in cosmographical imagery in the 1650s seems to reflect a growing public awareness of the Copernican issue, which can also be attested from other sources.
Example sentencesExamples
- Such an atlas, called an isolario, emerges out of a cosmographical tradition in which Thevet was steeped and which had its practical uses.
- The first section of the atlas consists of cosmographical, astronomical and astrological texts translated into Catalan.
- This sumptuous book provided a cosmographical introduction similar to that in the Cosmographia but in a more elaborate and elegant way.
- Also included is an interesting cosmographical miscellany that is unpublished but holds a great deal of interest for historians of cartography.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French cosmographie, or via late Latin from Greek kosmographia, from kosmos (see cosmos¹) + -graphia 'writing'.

Rhymes

autobiography, bibliography, biography, cardiography, cartography, chirography, choreography, chromatography, cinematography, cryptography, demography, discography, filmography, geography, hagiography, historiography, hydrography, iconography, lexicography, lithography, oceanography, orthography, palaeography (US paleography), photography, radiography, reprography, stenography, topography, typography

Definition of cosmography in US English:

cosmography

nounkɑzˈmɑɡrəfikäzˈmäɡrəfē

1The science that deals with the general features of the universe, including the earth. The branches of cosmography include astronomy, geography, and geology.
he published a series of elementary textbooks on cosmography, trigonometry, and astronomy (1651)
Example sentencesExamples
- Any similarities between the layouts likely derived from a shared spatial cosmography.
- For his part, Pacioli understood the mathematical disciplines to be arithmetic, geometry, astrology, music, perspective, architecture, and cosmography.
- For this reason, the principal tool of cosmography has become the redshift survey.
- He was to hold this appointment for 20 years and contribute not only to mathematics but also to astronomy and cosmography.
- Moore wrote the sections on arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry and cosmography while the sections on algebra, Euclid and navigation were written by Perkins.
- He entered the University of Leipzig where he studied mathematics, astronomy and cosmography.
- Realising that Mercator wanted to learn mathematics to apply it to cosmography, Gemma Frisius gave him advice on the best route into learning the mathematics he needed to know, giving him books to study at home.
- He was interested in works on cosmography and genealogy and, as a political man with a classical education, owned a substantial library of Greek, Latin, and Italian books.
- But Kantor emerged from his explorations with a clearer understanding of barbecue and his own place in its cosmography.
- He instructed the crews on geometry and cosmography before they left for voyages to North America in 1576.
1. 1.1 A description or representation of the universe or the earth.
  宇宙志；地球志
  the Ravenna Cosmography
  Example sentencesExamples
  Each chapter tackles one type of source - travelogues, maps and cosmographies, grammars, histories and essays - and dissects them for evidence of Eurasian Exchange.
  It is bound in a 8th century manuscript, measures 29 X 23 cm and was designed to illustrate the cosmographies of Julius Honorius and Orosius.
  This is the most scientific of the four cosmographies, being a significant astronomical text.
  In fact the exhibition brings together quite a number of manuscripts; in addition to Qurans, histories, cosmographies and copies of the Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings) are also displayed.
  It was a new installment in his elaborate cosmography in progress.
  This research is about children's cosmologies and its associated cosmographies.
  She has authored articles that range in topics from pilgrims’ maps to devotional arts, gender and ethnicity issues in Buddhist patronage, cults of saints in Asian traditions, and images of Buddhist cosmographies.
  It completed a circuit of cultural influence by stimulating the further publication of many forms of travel literature, particularly the cosmographies, which invariably included a chapter on the Tartars.
  Besides the fine world maps drawn according to the projections of the best scholars of the period - such as the 1566 map by Guillaume Le Testu, or the marvelous, richly illuminated cosmographies, largely consisting of speculations on lands ‘as yet undiscovered ‘- most were maps intended for navigation.’
  While this nostalgia certainly informs and influences her vision, it is balanced within a fairly complex cosmography that distinguishes between going ‘back’ and ‘going backward.’
  Astronomers used and authored astrological tracts, astronomical tables and ephemerides, calendars and weather diaries, cosmographies, defences and histories of their discipline, instrument-treatises, observations of celestial phenomena, studies on optics, theories of planetary motion, and works on geometry and trigonometry.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French cosmographie, or via late Latin from Greek kosmographia, from kosmos (see cosmos) + -graphia ‘writing’.

词汇	cosmography
释义	Definition of cosmography in English: cosmography nounPlural cosmographies kɒzˈmɒɡrəfikɑzˈmɑɡrəfi mass noun 1The branch of science which deals with the general features of the universe, including the earth. 宇宙结构学 he published a series of elementary textbooks on cosmography, trigonometry, and astronomy (1651) Example sentencesExamples Realising that Mercator wanted to learn mathematics to apply it to cosmography, Gemma Frisius gave him advice on the best route into learning the mathematics he needed to know, giving him books to study at home. He entered the University of Leipzig where he studied mathematics, astronomy and cosmography. Moore wrote the sections on arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry and cosmography while the sections on algebra, Euclid and navigation were written by Perkins. He was to hold this appointment for 20 years and contribute not only to mathematics but also to astronomy and cosmography. For this reason, the principal tool of cosmography has become the redshift survey. For his part, Pacioli understood the mathematical disciplines to be arithmetic, geometry, astrology, music, perspective, architecture, and cosmography. He was interested in works on cosmography and genealogy and, as a political man with a classical education, owned a substantial library of Greek, Latin, and Italian books. But Kantor emerged from his explorations with a clearer understanding of barbecue and his own place in its cosmography. Any similarities between the layouts likely derived from a shared spatial cosmography. He instructed the crews on geometry and cosmography before they left for voyages to North America in 1576. 1.1count noun A description or representation of the universe or the earth. 宇宙志；地球志 the Ravenna Cosmography Example sentencesExamples This is the most scientific of the four cosmographies, being a significant astronomical text. This research is about children's cosmologies and its associated cosmographies. Astronomers used and authored astrological tracts, astronomical tables and ephemerides, calendars and weather diaries, cosmographies, defences and histories of their discipline, instrument-treatises, observations of celestial phenomena, studies on optics, theories of planetary motion, and works on geometry and trigonometry. In fact the exhibition brings together quite a number of manuscripts; in addition to Qurans, histories, cosmographies and copies of the Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings) are also displayed. Besides the fine world maps drawn according to the projections of the best scholars of the period - such as the 1566 map by Guillaume Le Testu, or the marvelous, richly illuminated cosmographies, largely consisting of speculations on lands ‘as yet undiscovered ‘- most were maps intended for navigation.’ While this nostalgia certainly informs and influences her vision, it is balanced within a fairly complex cosmography that distinguishes between going ‘back’ and ‘going backward.’ Each chapter tackles one type of source - travelogues, maps and cosmographies, grammars, histories and essays - and dissects them for evidence of Eurasian Exchange. It completed a circuit of cultural influence by stimulating the further publication of many forms of travel literature, particularly the cosmographies, which invariably included a chapter on the Tartars. It was a new installment in his elaborate cosmography in progress. It is bound in a 8th century manuscript, measures 29 X 23 cm and was designed to illustrate the cosmographies of Julius Honorius and Orosius. She has authored articles that range in topics from pilgrims’ maps to devotional arts, gender and ethnicity issues in Buddhist patronage, cults of saints in Asian traditions, and images of Buddhist cosmographies. Derivatives cosmographer noun The subject also attracted numerous cosmographers, geographers, encyclopedists and writers. Example sentencesExamples It was a German cosmographer who suggested that the New World be designated ‘America.’ He was appointed cosmographer to the king in 1596 and about the same time he moved to Lisbon where he taught mathematics to sailors and navigators. The book was largely based upon a translation of a work by Noel Duret, the French royal cosmographer. Dicuil, a cosmographer who wrote a description of the world c. 825 in the court of Charles the Bald, probably came from Iona, and he describes other Iona monks ranging as far north as the Faroes and as far south as Egypt. cosmographic adjective kɒzməˈɡrafɪk We might, in fact, say that recent scholarship on cartography mirrors cartography itself in its variation between local, or topographic focus, and aspirations to universal, cosmographic range. Example sentencesExamples So when we observe galaxies in the Coma Cluster in the springtime sky, we're looking across a cosmographic void. In fact, the Mantegna cosmographic series is not in any way an origin of Tarot cards. This seminar will examine the form, function, and meaning of calendrical, seasonal, and other cosmographic programs in religious and secular contexts in the Roman through the Early Byzantine periods (2nd century A.C. through the 8th century). But historical processes may have disrupted or even aggrandized an original cosmographic plan. cosmographical adjective kɒzməˈɡrafɪk(ə)l This boom in cosmographical imagery in the 1650s seems to reflect a growing public awareness of the Copernican issue, which can also be attested from other sources. Example sentencesExamples Such an atlas, called an isolario, emerges out of a cosmographical tradition in which Thevet was steeped and which had its practical uses. The first section of the atlas consists of cosmographical, astronomical and astrological texts translated into Catalan. This sumptuous book provided a cosmographical introduction similar to that in the Cosmographia but in a more elaborate and elegant way. Also included is an interesting cosmographical miscellany that is unpublished but holds a great deal of interest for historians of cartography. Origin Late Middle English: from French cosmographie, or via late Latin from Greek kosmographia, from kosmos (see cosmos¹) + -graphia 'writing'. Rhymes autobiography, bibliography, biography, cardiography, cartography, chirography, choreography, chromatography, cinematography, cryptography, demography, discography, filmography, geography, hagiography, historiography, hydrography, iconography, lexicography, lithography, oceanography, orthography, palaeography (US paleography), photography, radiography, reprography, stenography, topography, typography Definition of cosmography in US English: cosmography nounkɑzˈmɑɡrəfikäzˈmäɡrəfē 1The science that deals with the general features of the universe, including the earth. The branches of cosmography include astronomy, geography, and geology. he published a series of elementary textbooks on cosmography, trigonometry, and astronomy (1651) Example sentencesExamples Any similarities between the layouts likely derived from a shared spatial cosmography. For his part, Pacioli understood the mathematical disciplines to be arithmetic, geometry, astrology, music, perspective, architecture, and cosmography. For this reason, the principal tool of cosmography has become the redshift survey. He was to hold this appointment for 20 years and contribute not only to mathematics but also to astronomy and cosmography. Moore wrote the sections on arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry and cosmography while the sections on algebra, Euclid and navigation were written by Perkins. He entered the University of Leipzig where he studied mathematics, astronomy and cosmography. Realising that Mercator wanted to learn mathematics to apply it to cosmography, Gemma Frisius gave him advice on the best route into learning the mathematics he needed to know, giving him books to study at home. He was interested in works on cosmography and genealogy and, as a political man with a classical education, owned a substantial library of Greek, Latin, and Italian books. But Kantor emerged from his explorations with a clearer understanding of barbecue and his own place in its cosmography. He instructed the crews on geometry and cosmography before they left for voyages to North America in 1576. 1.1 A description or representation of the universe or the earth. 宇宙志；地球志 the Ravenna Cosmography Example sentencesExamples Each chapter tackles one type of source - travelogues, maps and cosmographies, grammars, histories and essays - and dissects them for evidence of Eurasian Exchange. It is bound in a 8th century manuscript, measures 29 X 23 cm and was designed to illustrate the cosmographies of Julius Honorius and Orosius. This is the most scientific of the four cosmographies, being a significant astronomical text. In fact the exhibition brings together quite a number of manuscripts; in addition to Qurans, histories, cosmographies and copies of the Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings) are also displayed. It was a new installment in his elaborate cosmography in progress. This research is about children's cosmologies and its associated cosmographies. She has authored articles that range in topics from pilgrims’ maps to devotional arts, gender and ethnicity issues in Buddhist patronage, cults of saints in Asian traditions, and images of Buddhist cosmographies. It completed a circuit of cultural influence by stimulating the further publication of many forms of travel literature, particularly the cosmographies, which invariably included a chapter on the Tartars. Besides the fine world maps drawn according to the projections of the best scholars of the period - such as the 1566 map by Guillaume Le Testu, or the marvelous, richly illuminated cosmographies, largely consisting of speculations on lands ‘as yet undiscovered ‘- most were maps intended for navigation.’ While this nostalgia certainly informs and influences her vision, it is balanced within a fairly complex cosmography that distinguishes between going ‘back’ and ‘going backward.’ Astronomers used and authored astrological tracts, astronomical tables and ephemerides, calendars and weather diaries, cosmographies, defences and histories of their discipline, instrument-treatises, observations of celestial phenomena, studies on optics, theories of planetary motion, and works on geometry and trigonometry. Origin Late Middle English: from French cosmographie, or via late Latin from Greek kosmographia, from kosmos (see cosmos) + -graphia ‘writing’.
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