Companion to Night: The Poetry of the Universe

Submitted by bartbenjamin on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 20:00

Script Year: 
2004
Script Level: 
Secondary
Script Level: 
College
Script Level: 
Public
Script Author: 
Stephen Case
Author's Institution: 
Olivet Nazarene University, Strickler Planetarium
Script Description: 

This is an original planetarium script that highlights the historical relationship between astronomy and poetry. The historical development of the science of astronomy is summarized with interspersed poetry readings illustrating the way astronomy's development influenced literature.

PDF: glpascript330.pdf