The Astronomy of Milton's Paradise Lost

able appearance arrived ascertained associated astronomers attention attraction beautiful became become believed bodies bright brilliancy called caused celestial centre circling clusters comet compared complete conclusion consists constellation created dark described diameter directed discovered discovery distance Earth entirely equal existence four Galileo globe greater heavens Herschel imagination important indicated influence Jupiter Kepler knowledge known less light luminous magnitude manner mass matter means miles Milky Milton minute Moon motion move nature nebula night object observed occupied occur orbit path perceived period planets poem portion position possessed present reason regarded regions remarkable resembling result revolving ring rising round seen similar situated solar space sphere stars stellar Sun's surface surrounded telescope theory thou thousand tion travels Tycho universe vast Venus visible worlds writes