Cosmography

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cosmography
       n 1: the science that maps the general features of the universe;
            describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching
            on geography or astronomy)
       2: a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the
          cosmography of Ptolemy"