Astronomy, that micography of heaven, is the most magnificent of the s…

Victor Hugo
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Astronomy, that micography of heaven, is the most magnificent of the sciences. ... Astronomy has its clear side and its luminous side; on its clear side it is tinctured with algebra, on its luminous side with poetry.
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