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As the stars move across the sky each night people of the world have looked up and wondered about their place in the universe. Throughout history civilizations have developed unique systems for ordering and understanding the heavens. Babylonian and Egyptian astronomers developed systems that became the basis for Greek astronomy, while societies in the Americas, China and India developed their own.
Assuming we're just looking at this phrase, "learn'd" suggests that the astronomer studied to become intelligent in the astronomical field.
If there are is no specific painting or poem, I believe the answer is beauty.