Definition of "heavens"

For what obſcured light the heauens did grant, […]

c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act I, scene i], page 66, column 2

[…] the Heauens, which are carryed in 24 houres from Eaſt to Weſt, […]

1625, Nathanæl Carpenter, Geography delineated forth in two bookes, I iv 77

The moon's path lies in that belt of the heavens known as the zodiac.

1930 March, Nature, volume 179, number 2

[…] in an infinitely large universe the stars would collectively outshine the Sun and flood the heavens with light far more intense than is observed.

1981, E.R. Harrison, Cosmology, XII 250

Like the Buddhas, they [the Jains] believe that there is a plurality of heavens and hells;

1832, Charles Coleman, The Mythology of the Hindus, XIII 220

Christ's coming from the heavens has entered into the life of humanity as the Founder of the world to come.

1906 July 30, Washington Post, 12 4

[…] after that thou ſhalt haue knowen that the heauens doe rule.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Daniel 4:26, column 1

“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]”

1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Chapter IX: A Novice”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, page 359