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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (via wordpainting)
We’ve been seeing this confusion crop up on a semi-regular basis, so here we go:
Astronomy is the study of the physical universe, including the stars and other celestial bodies therein. Scientists develop ideas based on direct observation; for phenomena that can’t yet be observed, there are predictable mathematical models that form a very good basis for what they think is happening. Results are reproducible and objective. Our college offers classes on this.
Astronomy common keywords: telescope, nebula, galaxy, black hole, quasars, pulsars, relativity, electromagnetic radiation, cosmic dust, comets, asteroids, satellites, elements (plutonium, iridium, iron, hydrogen, carbon, and most of the rest of the periodic table), Big Bang Theory. “Jupiter is a gas giant.”
Related fields: physics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering
Astrology is the interpretation of stars and other celestial bodies for how their positions affect human personality and destiny. Results are often believed or reinforced through confirmation bias rather than empirical accuracy. Our college does not offer classes on this (but your librarians will sometimes make jokes based in astrology).
Astrology common keywords: horoscope, zodiac, Scorprio (and Taurus, Aries, Pisces, and so on), meaning, compatibility, love, money, personality, fate, elements (earth, air, fire, water), future, birth chart. “Jupiter is a a planet of good fortune.”
Related fields: tarot, reading crystal balls and tea leaves, healing crystals
What about the zodiac? We most often hear this term in relation to astrology and horoscopes, but it’s also used in astronomy. Your star sign? It’s also a constellation. The signs of the zodiac are simply those along the ecliptic. There are, of course, many other terms that overlap, beyond the names of the planets, but may be used in very different ways (like “energy”).
We recently stumbled across this tongue-in-cheek out of the office notice and borrowed it for our own purposes: we’ll be on Tumblr hiatus during the month of June. See you later this summer when we “have fully recovered [our] Usual Composure”!
From the Mahan collection of American humor and cartoon art, University of South Florida Libraries
The library is here to help you with all your information needs, from books to tablets!
(And also to eat donuts. We are so here for that.)
Did you miss our Open House table? Never fear, you can still check your research horoscope here!
Today’s poem (and last one of this week, and penultimate for April 2018) is from Emily Grosholz. Learn more at upresearch.lonestar.edu/poetry2018 #NationalPoetryMonth
Today’s poem is by Sharon Olds. Learn more at upresearch.lonestar.edu/poetry2018 #NationalPoetryMonth
Today’s poem comes from Tony Hoagland. Learn more at upresearch.lonestar.edu/poetry2018 #NationalPoetryMonth
We’re kicking off this weeks theme of life and death with Kamilah Aisha Moon’s “Initiation.”
Learn more at upresearch.lonestar.edu/poetry2018 #NationalPoetryMonth
This week’s poetry highlights came from Jane Hirshfield, Meg Day, Maya Angelou, and Tracy K. Smith. Connect to their works via our guide!
Today's poem comes from a contemporary poet this time, Chris Mattingly. Learn more at http://upresearch.lonestar.edu/poetry2018
Read the full text of the poem online.
Today's poem comes from Elizabeth Bishop. Learn more at http://upresearch.lonestar.edu/poetry2018
Today’s poem comes from Denise Levertov.
Discover more poetry by Levertov in our print collection.
PoetryFoundation.org's page on Levertov
This month, the library, in collaboration with the English department, is sharing excerpts of poems in the theme of change!
Request The Collected Poems from the catalog.
Discover more poetry by Kuntiz in our collection.