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cosmogony comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
cosmology	extragalactic astronomy	The study of the origin, structure, and evolution of the Universe on the largest possible scale. In present usage, it frequently includes cosmogony.
cosmogony	cosmology	The study of the origin of celestial systems, especially the solar system.

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