Design of the Universe Author:S. I. Gale S. I. Gale began lecturing in 1923 in astronomy at the Hayden Planetarium, where he gave more than 300 Planetarium lectures for 20 years. This book is based on a series of special Planetarium lectures, combining his interests in chemistry and astronomy, that he presented in 1951 and 1957 to professional chemists and their families.