Copernicus & The Sun
“Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I…
Tag: Astronomy
Almagest
“I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch…
He Saw a New Star and Invented Trigonometry
“We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.” Carl Sagan, Cosmos The year 134 BCE was a momentous date in the life of Hipparchus. In that…
The Infinite, The Universe & The Void
“Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course,…
The Stargazers
“The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a…
Lady Budd 
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