Inside the Stargazer's PalaceIn 1506, a comet appears above Augsburg. As the astronomer Johann Virdung explains, it heralds conflict, the destruction of crops, and the death of kings. He concludes his theories with a poem. In 1680, Isaac Newton peers at a comet through a telescope for the first time. He calculates its orbit and distance from the Sun. Of its meaning, he says nothing. No poetry ensues. Inside the Stargazer's Palace by Violet Moller takes us through a centuries long