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cosmos
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thumb|Stars rotating in the night sky The cosmos (, ; ) is an alternative name for the universe or its nature or order. Usage of the word cosmos implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity.
The cosmos is another word for the universe, referring to all of space, matter, and energy as an interconnected whole. The term emphasizes seeing the universe as an organized and intricate system rather than a collection of random objects.
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Cosmos
- represents
- universe
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient Greek religion
- Anaximander
- Early views of cosmos
- European view
- Chinese view
- Indian view
- Australian view
- Similarities in observation
- Copernican Revolution
- Early beliefs
- Copernican theory
- Neoplatonism
- Cosmology
- Physical cosmology
- Philosophical cosmology
- Religious cosmology
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Stars rotating in the night sky The cosmos (, ; ) is an alternative name for the universe or its nature or order. Usage of the word cosmos implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity.
The cosmos is studied in cosmologya broad discipline covering scientific, religious or philosophical aspects of the cosmos and its nature. Religious and philosophical approaches may include the cosmos among spiritual entities or other matters deemed to exist outside the physical universe.
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