How does the speaker of “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” prefer to learn about nature?

The speaker grows tired of the astronomer’s lectures, charts, and calculations and leaves the crowded room. Outside, he looks up at the stars in the quiet night, showing that he prefers to experience nature directly rather than learn about it through a lecture or figures. The correct choice is “by experiencing it directly.”

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