Transcription: Astronomy, in short, was widely seen as removed from ordinary life, and astronomers themselves were regarded as eccentric. Indeed, I would be prepared to bet that until recently most people regarded astronomers as short-sighted and gravel-voiced, with spectacles and grey beards. No doubt they would be far from surprised if they saw an astronomer strutting round an observatory bedecked in a flowing robe and a witch's hat covered with the signs of the zodiac. It was still believed that an astronomer spent his time gazing at the stars at night, casting holoscopes by day, and then sitting in an ar ... File Comment Made in Intimate Arts
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