Project Gutenberg 2009-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 168 Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel 01018901 The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Produced by David Edwards, Nigel Blower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'" by Thomas Nathaniel Orchard is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the astronomical themes present in John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost," exploring the intersection of literature and astronomy during the 17th century, particularly in relation to the knowledge and theories of that era that influenced Milton's writing. The opening of the book begins with a transcriber’s note and moves into a preface where the author expresses his intent to explore Milton's astronomical references within the poem. Orchard acknowledges the contributions of various astronomers and literature scholars who have influenced his understanding of astronomical concepts. The first chapter sets the stage with a historical overview of astronomy, outlining its development from ancient to modern times, touching on significant figures such as Copernicus, Kepler, and Tycho Brahé. It emphasizes the sublime beauty and complexity of the cosmos and reflects on humanity's long-standing fascination with celestial bodies, thus establishing the foundation for analyzing Milton's work through the lens of contemporary astronomical knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Knowledge -- Astronomy Epic poetry, English -- History and criticism Astronomy in literature PR Text Astronomy Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science - Astronomy 607564 607574 2024-09-12T08:54:40.298769 2023-09-12T12:05:27.656925 text/html text/html 615740 2009-03-29T12:12:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1395742 2009-03-29T12:12:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1495931 2024-09-12T08:54:53.300727 application/epub+zip 1497864 2024-09-12T08:54:43.525909 application/epub+zip 282505 2024-09-12T08:54:41.710759 application/epub+zip 1769886 2024-09-12T08:54:59.361702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1786826 2024-09-12T08:54:50.822758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581565 2022-09-13T09:02:07.906727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527057 526833 2024-09-12T08:54:39.012794 2023-09-12T12:05:26.369955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 526697 2009-03-29T12:12:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188733 2009-03-29T12:12:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 526923 2009-03-29T12:12:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188625 2009-03-29T12:12:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20675 2024-09-12T08:54:59.528669 application/rdf+xml 17981 2024-09-12T08:54:42.097764 image/jpeg 4077 2024-09-12T08:54:41.903768 image/jpeg 1465495 2024-09-12T08:54:40.381763 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog