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... imaginative beliefs upon which this ancient astronomical theory was founded , that for a period of upwards of two ... imagination , thoughts , and concep- tions of all those who devoted themselves to literature , MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL ...
... imaginative beliefs upon which this ancient astronomical theory was founded , that for a period of upwards of two ... imagination , thoughts , and concep- tions of all those who devoted themselves to literature , MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL ...
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... imagination luxuriated in the changing variety of nature observable in earth and sky that from day to day afforded him exquisite delight ; and , although his poem was written when blindness had overtaken him , yet those glad re ...
... imagination luxuriated in the changing variety of nature observable in earth and sky that from day to day afforded him exquisite delight ; and , although his poem was written when blindness had overtaken him , yet those glad re ...
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... imagination , and witnessed by hosts of admiring angels as each portion of the magnificent work was accomplished ... IMAGINATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY 317.
... imagination , and witnessed by hosts of admiring angels as each portion of the magnificent work was accomplished ... IMAGINATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY 317.
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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