The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
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THE ASTRONOMY OF MILTON’S ‘PARADISE LOST’
THE ASTRONOMY OF MILTON’S ‘PARADISE LOST’
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY 1896 All rights reserved
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PREFACE
THE ASTRONOMY OF MILTON’S ‘PARADISE LOST’
CHAPTER I
A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY
CHAPTER II
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER III
MILTON’S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE
CHAPTER IV
MILTON AND GALILEO
CHAPTER V
THE SEASONS
CHAPTER VI
THE STARRY HEAVENS
CHAPTER VII
THE STARRY HEAVENS
CHAPTER VIII
DESCRIPTION OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS MENTIONED IN ‘PARADISE LOST’
THE SUN
THE MOON
THE PLANET EARTH[14]
THE PLANET HESPERUS
THE PLEIADES
THE GALAXY
COMETS
FALLING STARS
CHAPTER IX
MILTON’S IMAGINATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
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