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El anhelo por la verdad del cosmos y la belleza de la poesía

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Maria Popova |

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• December 2021

Enlazando las historias de Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Edwin Hubble y Tracy K. Smith, la poeta y pensadora Maria Popova crea una historia extraordinaria de cómo la humanidad pudo ver los confines del universo observable. (Seguido de un fragmento animado de "Dios mío, está lleno de estrellas" de Tracy K. Smith.)

Enlazando las historias de Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Edwin Hubble y Tracy K. Smith, la poeta y pensadora Maria Popova crea una historia extraordinaria de cómo la humanidad pudo ver los confines del universo observable. (Seguido de un fragmento animado de "Dios mío, está lleno de estrellas" de Tracy K. Smith.)

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Maria Popova

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Maria Popova thinks and writes about science and art, poetry and philosophy, children's books and our search for meaning -- about what it means to live a decent, inspired, substantive life of purpose and gladness, wonder-smitten by reality.

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