cosmology

Japanese: cosmology
cosmology

…In the West, the term cosmic physics is not often used, and astrophysics is used instead. In this case, the academic field that discusses the entire universe from a global perspective is distinguished as cosmology. Celestial mechanics was the mainstream in astronomy until the end of the 19th century, but since the beginning of the 20th century, especially since the completion of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, the field of astrophysics has developed significantly. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cosmology" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…欧米では,宇宙物理学cosmic physicsという言葉はあまり用いられず,むしろ天体物理学astrophysicsが用いられる。この場合,宇宙全体を大局的に論ずる学問分野は,宇宙論cosmologyとして区別される。19世紀の終りころまでの天文学では,天体力学が主流であったが,20世紀に入ってから,とくに1920年代に入り量子力学が完成してからは,天体物理学の分野が大きく発展した。…

※「cosmology」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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