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Alternate Title(s): La Divina Commedia e le Opere Minori
Author: Dante
Publication Location: Venice
Year: 1757

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Dante’s love for astronomy pervaded this epic poem. Not by accident did he bring each of the three volumes to a close with the word “stelle,” or star. The poem’s relentless rhythm, sustained for three volumes, comes to finality with a closing reference to “the love that moves the Sun and other stars.” Galileo calculated the proportions of Dante’s hell using the mathematical methods of Archimedes.

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Theme(s): Literature, Religious Studies, Mathematics, Astronomy
Chronological Period: Medieval
Geographical Region(s): Europe, Italy
Resource Type: Book