The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. Thomas Nathaniel Orchard
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Thomas Nathaniel Orchard
The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664611291
Table of Contents
THE ASTRONOMY OF MILTON’S ‘PARADISE LOST’
THE SUN
ILLUSTRATIONS
PLATES
| A Typical Sun-spot | Frontispiece |
| Venus on the Sun’s Disc | To face page 66 |
| Cluster in Hercules | ”218 |
| Great Nebula in Orion | ”230 |
| A Portion of the Moon’s Surface | ”268 |
IN TEXT
| FIG. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Ptolemaic System of the Universe | 86 |
| 2. | Milton’s Division of Universal Space | 96 |
| 3. | A Binary Star System—70 Ophiuchi | 184 |
| 4. | The Orbits of the Components of γ Virginis | 189 |
| 5. | Apparent Orbit of the Companion of Sirius | 190 |
| 6. | A Sun-spot Magnified | 247 |
| 7. | The Corona during the Eclipse of May 1883 | 254 |
| 8. | A Portion of the Milky Way | 289 |
PREFACE
Many able and cultured writers have delighted to expatiate on the beauties of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost,’ and to linger with admiration over the lofty utterances expressed in his poem. Though conscious of his inability to do justice to the sublimest of poets and the noblest of sciences, the author has ventured to contribute to Miltonic literature a work which he hopes will prove to be of an interesting and instructive character. Perhaps the choicest passages in the poem are associated with astronomical allusion, and it is chiefly to the exposition and illustration of these that this volume is devoted.
The writer is indebted to many authors for information and reference, and especially to Miss Agnes M. Clerke, Professors Masson and Young, Mr. James Nasmyth, Mr. G. F. Chambers, and Sir Robert Ball.