Orr, M. A. (Mary Acworth) · London and Edinburgh, Gall and Inglis · leaf 106
among planets, swiftly movingthrough space; the crystal dome that tenderly coveredit like a bell-glass over some fragile flower, has lifted,and the vast sphere is seen, infinitely distant, andstudded with enormous stars. Man himself is now atiny creature on a great earth, and his world but oneamong… … #I* *#
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 · Astronomy, Ancient · Astronomy, Medieval · Early maps
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