ASTRO 142 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Almagest, Anthropocentrism, Anthropomorphism

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Cosmology: the study of the universe. (study of the formation, structure, and evolution of the universe as a whole). to be innate. Regarded as a modern science, although this desire to understand the universe appears. Mythological models developed to understand these observations to. Observations were of secondary importance compared to mythology. Measurements obtained by direct, object observations of the universe. Ultimate judge is empirical data and objective observations. Independent of humanity and can be known/understood in some approximation. Final difference between these two: in science, cumulative evidence of data must make the final. How do we define the universe, the object of study for cosmology? decision. Can"t define as sum of all that exists for we define existence in terms of the universe. True definition may not be possible, for we may never understand some aspects of the cosmos. Modern cosmology is linked with astronomy since the only way to observe the universe.

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