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The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'

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Milton's poem is read here for its astronomy by Thomas N. Orchard, a physician and member of the British Astronomical Association. After a historical sketch of astronomy and a chapter on the science of the seventeenth century, he turns to what Milton knew, his link with Galileo, the seasons and the starry heavens, and then describes the celestial objects the poem mentions. Figures include the Ptolemaic system and the orbit of Sirius's companion, and plates show a sun-spot, the Orion nebula and the Moon's surface. The preface is dated Manchester, 1896.

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Author: Thomas Nathaniel Orchard
Reading time: About 6 hours
Pages: 175
Language: English
Genre: Astronomy
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