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[[Image:Lighterstill.jpg]][[Image:Suttonquadrant.jpg|right|frame|A Sutton type Quadrant]]
'''Cosmography''' is the science that [[map]]s the general features of the [[universe]]; describes both [[universe|heaven]] and [[Earth]] (but without encroaching on [[geography]] or [[astronomy]]).
'''Cosmography''' is the science that [[map]]s the general features of the [[universe]]; describes both [[universe|heaven]] and [[Earth]] (but without encroaching on [[geography]] or [[astronomy]]).
The 13th century book [['Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat]] by Persian physician [[Zakariya al-Qazwini]] is also considered to be a work of cosmography.
The 13th century book [['Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat]] by Persian physician [[Zakariya al-Qazwini]] is also considered to be a work of cosmography.
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: Cosmology]]
