Author: Fred Watson
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date: 2007
Pages: 254
Description:Astronomy qualifies on the grounds that it tells us about our
environment on the widest possible scale. It addresses the Big
Questions. Where did we come from? Are we alone? What is our destiny?
It opens our eyes to the staggering Universe that exists beyond the
immediate grasp of our five senses. On the other hand, it stopped being
useful to humankind around the end of the eighteenth century, when most
of the problems associated with navigating the Earth's oceans had been
solved. Astronomers still wonder when someone important is going to
notice.
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