heavens

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The work suggests Dante recognized meteors as real geological forces at a time when Aristotelian beliefs still portrayed the heavens as perfect and unchanging.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Thank heavens, it was too soon to say goodbye.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

There were howls to the heavens when he was dismissed in both Brisbane and Adelaide.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Outside a Milan hospital, Umberto Marcucci told reporters he was "thanking the heavens" that his son Manfredi -- one of four Italians being treated at the hospital -- made it out alive.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Kepler was never able to be an effective observer of the heavens because of his bad eyesight, and in Graz he had no access to observational data.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin