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Microcosm or macrocosm, also spelled mikrokosmos or makrokosmos, may refer to:


Philosophy

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Microcosm–macrocosm analogy The microcosm–macrocosm analogy (or, equivalently, macrocosm–microcosm analogy) refers to a historical view which posited a structural similarity between the human being (the wikt:microcosm, microcosm, i.e., the ''small order'' or the ''smal ...
, the view according to which there is a structural similarity between the human being and the cosmos


Music

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Macrocosm (album) ''Macrocosm'' is the seventh studio album by the German electronic composer Peter Frohmader, released in 1990 by Cuneiform Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Macrocosm'' liner notes. *Peter Frohmader – instruments ...
, seventh studio album by the German electronic composer Peter Frohmader, released in 1990 * ''
Makrokosmos ''Makrokosmos'' is a series of four volumes of pieces for piano by American composer George Crumb. The name alludes to '' Mikrokosmos'', a set of piano pieces by Béla Bartók, one of Crumb's favorite 20th-century composers. The first volume of t ...
'', a series of four volumes of pieces for piano by American composer George Crumb * "Mic-rocosm", a song by American rapper Prodigy from the album ''
Hegelian Dialectic Dialectic ( grc-gre, διαλεκτική, ''dialektikḗ''; related to dialogue; german: Dialektik), also known as the dialectical method, is a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to ...
'' * ''Microcosm'' (album), 2010 album by Flow * Microcosm (Bartok), 153 progressive piano pieces written between 1926 and 1939 * ''Microcosmos'' (Drudkh album) * ''Microcosmos'' (Thy Catafalque album) * ''Mikrokosmos'' (Bartók), a cycle of piano pieces written 1926-1939 by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók * ''Mikrokosmos'' (Turovsky), four cycles of lute pieces, ''Mikrokosmos I-IV'', by Ukrainian-American composer Roman Turovsky * ''Mikrokosmos'', pseudonym used by former Dark Star frontman Christian Hayes for solo material * ''Mikrokosmos'', a 1987 performance choreographed by
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Anne Teresa, Baroness De Keersmaeker (, born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium, grew up in Wemmel) is a contemporary dance choreographer. The dance company constructed around her, , was in residence at La Monnaie in Brussels from 1992 to 2007. Biograph ...
* "Mikrokosmos", by BTS from the 2019 album '' Map of the Soul: Persona''


Biology

* Microcosm (experimental ecosystem), a small scale contained and controlled ecosystem *'' Microcosmus'', a genus of tunicates


Literature and publishing

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Microcosm Publishing Microcosm Publishing is an independent publisher and distributor based in Portland, Oregon. Microcosm describes itself as having "a reputation for teaching self-empowerment, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging c ...
, an independent publisher and distributor based in Portland, Oregon, and Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. * '' Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life'', a 2008 book by Carl Zimmer * '' Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City'', a 2002 book by Norman Davies and Roger Moorhouse * ''Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution In Economics And Technology'' by
George Gilder George Franklin Gilder (; born November 29, 1939) is an American investor, author, economist, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute. His 1981 book, '' Wealth and Poverty'', advanced a case for supply-side economics and capitalism during the e ...


Other uses

* Macrocosm (Star Trek: Voyager), 54th episode of Star Trek: Voyager * Microcosm (CERN), a museum near Geneva, Switzerland * Microcosm (clock), a unique clock made by Henry Bridges of Waltham Abbey, England * Microcosm (hypermedia system), an early hypermedia system that predated the World Wide Web * ''Microcosm'' (video game), a 1993 shoot-'em-up by Psygnosis * Microcosm Ltd, a UK software protection company * '' Micro-Cosmos: A Science Fiction Podcast'' * ''Microcosmos'' (film), a 1996 documentary film * The Microcosm, a 19th-century microscope gallery and shop on Regent Street, London, run by
Carpenter and Westley Carpenter and Westley were a British optical, mathematical and scientific instrument makers between 1808 and 1914. The company was founded by Philip Carpenter (18 November 1776, Kidderminster – 20 April 1833, London)


See also

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Microcosmic God "Microcosmic God" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Theodore Sturgeon. Originally published in April 1941 in the magazine ''Astounding Science Fiction'', it was recognized as one of the best science fiction short stories publishe ...
'', science fiction novelette published in 1941 by American writer Theodore Sturgeon *
Microcosmic orbit The microcosmic orbit (小周天), also known as the Self Winding Wheel of the Law, is a Taoist Qigong energy cultivation technique. It involves deep breathing exercises in conjunction with meditation and concentration techniques which develop the ...
, a Taoist Qigong energy cultivation technique *
Microcosmic salt Microcosmic salt (see infobox for other names) is a salt found in urine with the formula Na(NH4)HPO4. It is left behind in the residues after extracting the urea from dried urine crystals with alcohol. In the mineral form, microcosmic salt is call ...
, a salt found in urine with the formula Na(NH4)HPO4 * ''
Microcosmographia Academica ''Microcosmographia Academica'' ("A Study of a Tiny Academic World" in Latin) is a short pamphlet on university politics written by F. M. Cornford and published in 1908. It has acquired a small cult following as a pessimistic view of academic p ...
'', a short pamphlet on university politics written by F. M. Cornford and published in 1908 * '' The Ray of the Microcosm'', romanticist poem written in 1845 by Prince-Bishop and Petar II Petrović-Njegoš {{disambiguation