
Foundations of Astronomy, Enhanced
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Author: Michael A. Seeds; Dana Backman
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 18, Problem 1RQ
Is cosmology the study of the Universe, the observable universe, or both? How do you know?
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Whether cosmology is the study of the universe or the observable universe or both.
Answer to Problem 1RQ
Cosmology is the study of both the universe and the observable universe.
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Cosmology deals with a reasonable and suspicious effort to understand and explain the evolution and construction of the whole universe.
It provides information about evolution and origin of the entire universe.
The study of the galaxy and other matter which is observable from the Earth is called an observable universe. It is a sphere with the center at the observer at the locations of universe.
Therefore, cosmology is the study of entire universe.
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