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 I never came near the guy,” Buffett said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He then fell to his knees, crossed himself and looked to the heavens.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Thank heavens, it was too soon to say goodbye.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
So if this was a new object it must be located not in the heavens but in the upper atmosphere—it could not be a star at all.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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