Comets, Popular Culture, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology

Introduction: Shared Culture, Separate Spaces High and Low Culture the Verbal and Visual in Popular Culture The Culture of Comets Part I: Sings of the Times Ancient Signs Physical Theories of Comets Tokens of Doom Political Messages and Means Monsters and the Messiah Popular and Patristic Views of Comets Monsters and Their Messages Monstrous Comets …

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