I read this book kind of in a rush and wasn't able to complete the whole thing, but the much I read offered some insights. outer space has from that time been a mystical place both in the terms of science as well as art.

then there was the fact that a lot of our knowledge has changed about the things we knew the most about, as they had little details that could be scrutinized. but for the vast concepts it's almost about the same, as we know little about it. kind of paradoxical don't you think?