When the Stars Are Right: H. P. Lovecraft and Astronomy

by Edward Guimont and Horace A Smith

H. P. Lovecraft was a devotee of astronomy from the age of eleven, when he first discovered the "myriad suns and worlds of infinite space." He immediately began reading astronomy books, going to Brown University's Ladd Observatory to gaze at the stars, and doing his own astronomical observations from a 3″ telescope that his mother purchased for him. Soon he was writing astronomy columns for local newspapers.

Lovecraft's passion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614984077
• ISBN13: 9781614984078
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Hippocampus Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"