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Great Astronomical Discoveries

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We have the happiness of making known

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A recent breakthrough in the field of astronomy

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A monument to the age in which we live

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The biggest news that we will ever give

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Sir John Herschel built a telescope
At the Cape of Good Hope
The grandest that any man had ever built

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He pointed it at the moon

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Our companion
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Always there, watching us
From Eden to Edinburgh

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As wе grow

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As she glows

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He put his eyе to the lens

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And put his findings in pen

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Sir John Hershel built a telescope
And now we know
Now we know
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The first thing that he saw when he took stock
Of the surface of moon, was a field of rock
This was nothing new, but he didn’t fret
And soon got something that he'd never forget
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Traced along the ridge of the field of grey
Was a river full of water running clear as day
All along the banks, he could see a spread
Of flowers blooming blue and red

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Oh, Sir
John
Herschel built a telescope
Oh, Sir
John
What else can you tell us
What else can you tell

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Further down the river, say, could that be
A forest full of foliage and giant trees
He never thought the lunar atmosphere
Was similar to the one that we have here

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The waters of Luna flowed to a sea
With white sand beaches looking heavenly
He looked down the shore, feeling like a kid
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He said “oh my God, is that a pyramid?”
Oh, Sir
John
Herschel found a pyramid
Oh, Sir
John
Tell me the next thing you did

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Shining like a diamond with the finest tone

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Could it be that something so elegant
Was made by something intelligent?

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Herschel glanced through the looking glass
On what was once thought a barren mass

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He had one more thing to prove
When he saw something move...

ROSE, SAMUEL
Sir John Herschel built a telescope
At the Cape of Good Hope
The grandest that any man had ever built
He pointed it at the moon
And now we know

ROSE
Now we know
We're not alone