A Short History of Astronomy

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The moon. From a photograph taken at the Lick Observatory.
THE UNIVERSITY SERIES
By ARTHUR BERRY, M.A. FELLOW AND ASSISTANT TUTOR OF KING’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE; FELLOW OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON
Wagner. Verzeiht! es ist ein gross Ergetzen
Sich in den Geist der Zeiten zu versetzen.
Zu schauen wie vor uns ein weiser Mann gebracht,
Und wie wir’s dann zuletzt so herrlich weit gebracht.
Faust. O ja, bis an die Sterne weit!
Goethe’s Faust .