The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is the story of a journey
across the Universe as it was known in the Middle Ages, a work of
science fiction ante litteram. Dante had an encyclopedic mind, no
doubt, and his poem is the most widely read book after the Bible.
He was a master of the astronomical knowledge of his time, and used
astronomy in his work to indicate places, to measure time, and to
exemplify beauty. Indeed, in the Convivio, he wrote that science is
'the ultimate perfection of our soul' and 'astronomy - more than
any other science - is noble and high for a noble and high
subject.'We propose a reading of the Divine Comedy through
astronomy with a journey starting from the Earth, proceeding to the
Moon, the planets, and to the outermost edges of the Universe. The
way in which Dante connects ancient astronomy with modern
conceptions of the cosmos will astonish readers more than 700 years
later.
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