... infant Hercules', while the North Americans thought of it as a route of ghosts on their way to the 'land of the hereafter'. The Eskimos saw it as a guide to travellers. The chapter then talks about some scientists like Galileo Galilei and his efforts in inventing the telescope, which took our knowledge of the galaxy into a whole new level. The theory of 'Universal Gravitation' by Isaac Newton and the 'New Hypothesis of the Universe' by Thomas Wright were discussed briefly. The book also mentions the work by Immanuel Kant, William Herschel, Lord Rosse and many others. The book depicts their different approaches to the challenges they are faced with. Some were inspired by religious beliefs like Thomas Wright who saw the galaxy as a perfect example of God's great design. Newton was trying to prove his theory of Universal Gravitation and the related issues, while William Herschel who is ...

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