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- catalog abstract ""Over the centuries the starry night sky has inspired scientists and poets alike, and though the fruits of these inspirations take very different forms, they often enrich each other. Acclaimed science writer David Levy, codiscoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and science editor of Parade magazine, traces the works of great poets - Shakespeare, Milton, Keats, Shelley, and others - and shows how they were influenced not only by the beauty of the heavens but also by the discoveries of their times."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12171270.
- catalog contributor b12171271.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Over the centuries the starry night sky has inspired scientists and poets alike, and though the fruits of these inspirations take very different forms, they often enrich each other. Acclaimed science writer David Levy, codiscoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and science editor of Parade magazine, traces the works of great poets - Shakespeare, Milton, Keats, Shelley, and others - and shows how they were influenced not only by the beauty of the heavens but also by the discoveries of their times."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196) and index.".
- catalog description "Preface: Come, Gentle Night -- Ch. 1. Nightfall -- Ch. 2. Stars, Hide Your Fires -- Ch. 3. A Changing Universe -- Ch. 4. Ring Out, Wild Bells -- Ch. 5. A Poem and a Comet -- Ch. 6. Dark Sky from Walden Pond -- Ch. 7. A Terrible Beauty is Born: When Science Becomes Poetry.".
- catalog extent "203 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Starry night.".
- catalog identifier "1573928879 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Starry night.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books,".
- catalog relation "Starry night.".
- catalog spatial "English-speaking countries.".
- catalog subject "821.009/356 21".
- catalog subject "American poetry History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy in literature.".
- catalog subject "English poetry History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Literature and science English-speaking countries.".
- catalog subject "Literature and science History.".
- catalog subject "PR508.A76 L48 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Preface: Come, Gentle Night -- Ch. 1. Nightfall -- Ch. 2. Stars, Hide Your Fires -- Ch. 3. A Changing Universe -- Ch. 4. Ring Out, Wild Bells -- Ch. 5. A Poem and a Comet -- Ch. 6. Dark Sky from Walden Pond -- Ch. 7. A Terrible Beauty is Born: When Science Becomes Poetry.".
- catalog title "Starry night : astronomers and poets read the sky / David H. Levy.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".