The Milky Way
One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space. Millions of stars blazed in darkness . . . My companion and I were alone with the stars: the misty river of the Milky Way flowing across the sky, the patterns of the constellations standing out bright and clear, a blazing planet low on the horizon. It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century, this little headland would be thronged with spectators. But it can be seen many scores of nights in any year, and so . . . the inhabitants probably gave not a thought to the beauty overhead; and because they could see it almost any night, perhaps they never will.
by Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carson was born on 27 May 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America. She became a marine biologist and a writer. She is known for her books “The Sea Around Us” (1951), “The Edge of the Sea” (1955), and “Silent Spring” (1962). Rachel Louise Carson passed on at 56 years of age on 14 April 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America.
One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space. Millions of stars blazed in darkness . . . My companion and I were alone with the stars: the misty river of the Milky Way flowing across the sky, the patterns of the constellations standing out bright and clear, a blazing planet low on the horizon. It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century, this little headland would be thronged with spectators. But it can be seen many scores of nights in any year, and so . . . the inhabitants probably gave not a thought to the beauty overhead; and because they could see it almost any night, perhaps they never will.
by Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carson was born on 27 May 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America. She became a marine biologist and a writer. She is known for her books “The Sea Around Us” (1951), “The Edge of the Sea” (1955), and “Silent Spring” (1962). Rachel Louise Carson passed on at 56 years of age on 14 April 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America.
