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The Sky in Early Modern English Literature: A Study of Allusions to Celestial Events in Elizabethan and Jacobean Writing, 1572-1620 2011 edition
David H. Levy
The Sky in Early Modern English Literature: A Study of Allusions to Celestial Events in Elizabethan and Jacobean Writing, 1572-1620 2011 edition
David H. Levy
Venturing into the historical context of these references, the book teaches about the Supernovae of 1572 and 1604, the abundant comets of this period, eclipses, astrology and its relation to the night sky at the time, and the early years of the telescope and how the literature of the time relates to it.
111 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 8, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9781493901425 |
Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
Pages | 111 |
Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 8 mm · 213 g |
Language | English |
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