Cosmographies

Cosmographies
Cosmography Cos*mog"ra*phy (k?z-m?g"r?-f?), n.; pl. {Cosmographies} (-f?z). [Gr. kosmografi`a; ko`smos the world + gra`fein to write: cf. F. cosmographie.] A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts. [1913 Webster]

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