planetographyn.
/ˌplanᵻˈtɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌplænəˈtɑɡrəfi/ Originally: the branch of knowledge that deals with the planets; a treatise on or description of the planets. Now also: (Science Fiction) the geography or physical features of a planet.
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the world > the universe > cosmology > astronomy > planetology > [noun]
semiography1706
planetography1735
planetology1907
the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > treatise or description > [noun] > of planets
planetography1735
1735 B. Martin Philos. Gram. ii. i. 119 (heading) Of planetography, or the philosophy of the planets.
1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Pref. sig. a3v Planetógraphy, a Treatise or Discourse of the Planets.
1936 Observatory 59 349 Paul Stroobant was an astronomer interested in many subjects.., but his most important contribution..relates to planetography.
1960 Analog Sci. Fact & Fiction Oct. 33/1 Got to know enough about it through an elementary planetography.
1974 L. Niven & J. Pournelle Mote in God's Eye (1975) iii. xxvi. 244 The physical features of Mote Prime are of some interest, particularly to ecologists concerned with the effects of intelligent life on planetography.
1982 I. Asimov Foundation's Edge (1983) vi. 85 Out beyond, eight parsecs away, was Anacreon, the nearest largest planet... You know its position relative to Terminus and the Galactic core; you've studied its planetography and history.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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