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Astronomy Quotes In Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was England’s greatest author and amongst his voluminous works are numerous references to astronomical, as well as astrological bodies, such as stars, planets, the moon or meteors. Here are a few of ...
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10 Interesting Heliocentric Solar System Quotes
Heliocentrism is the astronomical model which places a stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System while the Earth, planets and other bodies revolve around it. As early as the 3rd century BCE, Greek ...
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Shakespearean Quotes About The Moon
From the balcony scene in “Romeo and Juliet” to the mystical forests of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the moon is a recurring motif in Shakespeare’s poetry and plays. Often used symbolically to represent various themes ...
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Nebulae Named After Land Animals
Nebulae are vast regions of interstellar dust and ionized gases which form stars due to a process called gravitational accretion. This whole turbulent and complex process results in unusual and exotic gas shapes being formed, ...
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Nebulae Named After Insects
Nebulae are also amongst the biggest structures in the universe. They can be more than hundreds of light-years across, with their diffuse clouds of gas forming into imaginative and colorful shapes, allowing astronomers to let ...
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10 Interesting Facts About Star Constellations
The constellations we see are simply groups of stars arranged into patterns in the night sky, all with their own defined boundaries. They may have been devised by mankind as a means to divide space ...
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Top 10 Facts About The Missions to Mercury
Since the angular separation of Mercury from the Sun is never more than 28 degrees at maximum elongation, visual observation and study of the planet is fraught with technical difficulty. In fact, the rugged, little ...
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15 Interesting Andromeda Galaxy Facts (M31)
Andromeda is also called Messier 31, or M31 for short, after French astronomer Charles Messier, who cataloged about 100 stellar objects in 1771. M31 is considerably larger than our own galaxy, being approximately 260,000 light-years ...
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Interesting Quotes By Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the most influential physicist of the 20th century, and was born in Germany to a Jewish family, although he later became a Swiss citizen (1901) and then a U.S. citizen in ...
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10 Most Expensive & Powerful Telescopes For Big Budgets
There’s nothing quite like your first glimpse of another celestial body through a telescope. For many, this will set them off on a lifetime devoted to stargazing. Fortunately, there are a wide selection of quality ...

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