Astronomy
- The planet Venus when it appears in the west (evening sky) after sunset
- The ancient Greeks gave it the name Hesperus
- Less commonly, the planet Mercury when it appears in the west (evening sky) after sunset
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“It is noticed, that the consideration of the great periods and spaces of astronomy induces a dignity of mind, and an indifference to death.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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