Astronomical Revolutions and Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (1996)

Payne-Gaposchkin and others have suggested that Shakespeare's "Hamlet" shows evidence of the bard's awareness of the astronomical revolutions of the sixteenth century. I summarize major arguments and note that the play's themes recur in modern astronomy teaching and research.

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Work Title Astronomical Revolutions and Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (1996)
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  1. Peter D. Usher
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  1. Hamlet
  2. astronomy
  3. revolution
  4. Shakespeare
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Work Type Research Paper
Deposited July 30, 2019

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