Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Disciplines (hierarchy name)
4. disciplines (concept)
5. [science and related disciplines]
6. science (modern discipline)
7. natural sciences
8. physical sciences

Anotations

Scope note:

Term originating in the 16th century for the general science that describes and maps the overall features of the universe, both the heavens and the earth, encompassing what is now considered to fall within astronomy, geography, and geology.