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An illustration of Johannes Kepler writing his science-fiction novel, Somnium, in 1608. 

An illustration of Johannes Kepler writing his science-fiction novel, Somnium, in 1608. In the book, a daemon describes life on the moon. The text of the first panel is taken from a letter sent to Kepler by the English astronomer Thomas Harriot.

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