[PDF] Literature in the Age of Celestial Discovery: From Copernicus to Flamsteed Judy A. Hayden (eds.)

Advances in astronomy such as the theories of Copernicus and the development of the telescope sparked a strong response within Early Modern literature. The essays in this collection show this discourse went on to develop a political context to discuss topics like New World exploration and even kingship and regicide, well into the 18th century.