... that seemed fixed to the vault of heaven, reappear-
ing each night in the same place. And they saw shapes in the con-
stellations and gave them names, just as we do when we speak of
the Great ... even odder creature. It wouldn’t fit into a room
at home – or even two, for that matter. It was as tall as a very tall
tree, and its tail was half as long as a football pitch. What a tremen...