cosmology

scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
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cosmology

Summary

cosmology is a branch of astronomy[1]. cosmology draws 846 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_astronomy category, ranking #2 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • cosmology's instance of is recorded as branch of astronomy[3].
  • cosmology's instance of is recorded as branch of physics[4].
  • cosmology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[5].
  • cosmology is a type of astronomy[6].
  • cosmology is a type of physics[7].
  • cosmology is a type of metaphysics[8].
  • cosmology is a type of astrophysics[9].
  • cosmology's Commons category is recorded as Cosmology[10].
  • cosmology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cosmology[11].
  • cosmology's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Cosmology[12].
  • cosmology's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
  • cosmology's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • cosmology's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (19 ed.)[15].
  • cosmology's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • cosmology's described by source is recorded as Q135297649[17].
  • cosmology's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cosmology topics[18].
  • cosmology's is the study of is recorded as dark energy[19].
  • cosmology's is the study of is recorded as dark fluid[20].
  • cosmology's is the study of is recorded as universe[21].
  • cosmology's is the study of is recorded as dark matter[22].
  • cosmology's practiced by is recorded as cosmologist[23].
  • cosmology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].
  • cosmology's model item is recorded as physical cosmology[25].
  • cosmology's model item is recorded as cosmogony[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of astronomy[3], branch of physics[4], and academic discipline[5]. Recorded subclass of include astronomy[6], physics[7], metaphysics[8], and astrophysics[9].

Influence

Things named for cosmology include black hole cosmology[27], a non-standard cosmology[28].

Why It Matters

cosmology draws 846 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_astronomy category, ranking #2 of 19).[2] cosmology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] cosmology is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for cosmology include black hole cosmology[27], a non-standard cosmology[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (19 ed.). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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