Question

Given the theme of “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” why does the speaker call the astronomer “learn’d”?

Answer 1

The answer to this question is c. The astronomer possesses knowledge that doesn’t interest the speaker.

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Answer 2

The astronomer has information that doesn't intrigue the speaker. The speaker of this lyric portrays tuning into a scholarly space expert address. He sees evidence and figures in segments before him, and in addition outlines and graphs that he should break down scientifically.