Starry Night: Astronomers and Poets Read the Sky

by David H. Levy

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Over the centuries the starry night sky has inspired poets and scientists alike, and though the fruits of these inspirations take very different forms, they often enrich each other. Acclaimed science writer David Levy, the codiscoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, has written this wonderful jewel of a book to celebrate the complementary visions of human wonder and curiosity that are expressed in the separate disciplines of poetry and astronomy. Levy,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1573928879

ISBN13:9781573928878

Release Date:December 2000

Publisher:Prometheus Books

Length:210 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 7.3"

Related Subjects

Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Classics Contemporary Criticism & Theory Fiction History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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