Cosmos

Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Realm / Cosmological
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Introduction¹

From Symphony of Science (Melody Sheep, YouTube, Wikipedia)
Starring Carl Sagan, Robrt Jastrow, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking and Michio Kaku

Dictionary

cosmos : an orderly harmonious systematic universe — Webster

realm : (1) kingdom (2) sphere, domain — Webster

cosmological realm : the place, region, kingdom, sphere or domain that holds the body of knowledge about the orderly harmonious systematic universe — M.E. Hopper, Cosma

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Cosmos is the universe regarded as a complex and orderly system; the opposite of chaos. The philosopher Pythagoras used the term cosmos (Ancient Greek: κόσμος) for the order of the universe, but the term was not part of modern language until the 19th century geographer and polymath, Alexander von Humboldt, resurrected the use of the word from the ancient Greek, assigned it to his multi-volume treatise, Kosmos, which influenced modern holistic perceptions of the universe as one interacting entity. — Wikipedia

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Inspiration

The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home. In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. And yet our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise. In the last few millennia we have made the most astonishing and unexpected discoveries about the Cosmos and our place within it, explorations that are exhilarating to consider. They remind us that humans have evolved to wonder, that understanding is a joy, that knowledge is prerequisite to survival. I believe our future depends powerfully on how well we understand this Cosmos in which we float like a mote of dust in the morning sky. — Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage through Time and Space (Carl Sagan)
Why Carl Sagan is Truly Irreplaceable (Joel Achenbach, Smithsonian Magazine)
Carl Sagan (Carl Sagan Foundation)
Carl Sagan (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Carl Sagan (Wikipedia)

Professor Stephen Hawking 1942-2018 (University of Cambridge)
Centre for Theoretical Cosmology (University of Cambridge)
Stephen Hawking Foundation
Stephen Hawking (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Stephen Hawking (Wikipedia)

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Foundation

Theory

cosmology : theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe — Webster

Why does the world exist? : an existential detective story (Jim Holt)
Why Does Jim Holt Exist? (John Horgan, Scientific American)
Jim Holt (TED)
Jim Holt (Wikipedia)

Philosophy

cosmology : branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe — Webster

Philosophical cosmology, philosophy of cosmology, natural philosophy, or philosophy of cosmos is a discipline directed to the philosophical contemplation of the universe as a totality, and to its conceptual foundations. — Wikipedia

Cosmos (Philosophy of Cosmology)

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Innovation

Science

cosmology : branch of astronomy that deals with the origin, structure, and space-time relationships of the universe — Webster

Physical cosmology is a branch of cosmology concerned with the study of cosmological models. — Wikipedia

Cosmology (Encyclopædia Britannica)

The Universe (Big History Project)

Origins of the Universe 101 (Michael Greshko & Staff, National Geographic)
Cosmology, big-bang model (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Cosmology: The Study of the Universe (WMAP, NASA)
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP, NASA)

Inflationary Universe (Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Founder of Cosmic Inflation Theory on Cosmology’s Next Big Ideas (Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American)
3 Questions: Alan Guth on new insights into the ‘Big Bang’ (Steve Bradt, MIT News Office)
The Early Universe (Alan Guth, MIT Open Courseware)
Alan Guth (MIT Physics)

Michio Kaku (Encyclopædia Britannica, Wikipedia)

Fabric of the Cosmos (NOVA, PBS)
Fabric of the Cosmos (Brian Greene)
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Brian Greene)

Cosmology (Eric Weisstein’s World of Physics, Wolfram Research)
Cosmology: The Study of the Universe (NASA)
Cosmology (Astronomy Café)
Cosmology (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Preservation

History

Historical cosmology involves the study of the development of humanity’s understanding of the cosmos over the last two-plus millennia — Wikipedia

Cosmology and the History of Wonder (Eugene R. Tracy, College of William & Mary)

Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology (Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics)
Cosmology: Methodological Debates in the 1930s and 1940s (George Gale, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
The Universe (Big History Project)
History of Cosmology (James Schombert, University of Oregon)
Timeline of Cosmological Theories (Wikipedia)

Quotation

Quotations Page

Library

Library of Congress # QB980 Cosmology (UPenn Online Books)

WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library

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Participation

Education

Discover the Cosmos (European Commission’s Framework Programme 7)
Cosmology Tutorial (Edward L. Wright, UCLA)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Course

Crash Course Physics (YouTube Channel)

Cosmology (MIT Open Courseware)
The Early Universe (Alan Guth, MIT Open Courseware)

Community

Government

Document

USA.gov

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Expression

Garden of Cosmic Speculation (Official Site)
Garden of Cosmic Speculation (Wikipedia)

Arts

Cosmology and Art (Edward L. Wright, UCLA)

Language

Cosmology in Literature (Library Thing)

Poem

Cosmological matters concern
The philosopher, striving to learn
How the universe works—
Its mechanics and quirks:
How the world, as it were, came to turn. — Chris Doyle, cosmological

OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

Music

Song Lyrics

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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Knowledge Realm

Cosmological, Physical, Terrestrial, Anthropological, Mystical

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Notes

1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.