“It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.”
Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) Italian mathematician, physicist, philosopher and astronomer
Source: The Starry Messenger, Venice 1610: "From Doubt to Astonishment"
“Behold, within the leafy shade,
Those bright blue eggs together laid!
On me the chance-discovered sight
Gleamed like a vision of delight.”
The Sparrow's Nest, st. 1 (1801).
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