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Walt Whitman's 'When I Heard The Learn' D Astronomer

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According to Albert Einstein, “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere” (www.brainyquote.com). This quotation shows that exploring the stars with imagination takes the mind farther than it could while exploring the stars with knowledge. In the poem, “When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,” by Walt Whitman, Walt quickly grows bored as he sits in attendance during a scientific lecture about astronomy. Instead of learning about astronomy, Walt would rather let his creativity wander by itself. . In the poem, “When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,” by Walt Whitman, Walt quickly grows bored as he sits in attendance during a scientific lecture about astronomy. Instead of learning about astronomy, Walt would rather let
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