And God made two great lights, great for their use To man, the greater to have rule by day, The less by night, altern.

For, to my mind, this is a certain principle, that nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would learn astronomy, and other recondite arts, let him go elsewhere.
(on commenting the text of Genesis 1:6)

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy.

O how loud It calls devotion! genuine growth of night! Devotion! daughter of Astronomy! As undevout Astronomer is mad.

There's some ill planet reigns. I must be patient till the heavens look With an aspect more favorable.