Question
Which scholar, in Cosmos, described cosmography as divided into uranography and geography?
The correct answer is
Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt described cosmography as comprising uranography, concerning the heavens, and geography, concerning the Earth. In Cosmos he discussed this division; he did not originate the much older term cosmography.
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