(from κόσμος, world, and λόγος, discourse), the science of the world in general. This Wolius calls general, or transcendental cosmology, and has Cosmology has written a treatise on the subject, wherein he endeavors to explain how the world arises from simple substances; and treats of the general principles, of the modifications of material things, of the elements of bodies, of the laws of motion, of the perfection of the world, and of the order and course of nature.