From “The Nine Billion Names of God“ by [edit, wrong: Isaac Asimov].
Almost made me cry the first time I read those last lines.
Almost made me cry the first time I read those last lines.
However, Isaac Asimov did write "Nightfall", another classic, which describes what happens when, as the result of an eclipse, the stars come out, rather than go out...
...and 'Nightfall' is for certain an example of the perils of astronomy.
Loved them both when I read them as a kid.
https://urbigenous.net/library/nine_billion_names_of_god.htm...
It's short, only takes a few minutes to read.