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Olson, Donald W |
Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth |
I10015 |
2018 |
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Adamo, Angelo |
Pianeti tra le note |
I07762 |
2010 |
eBook |
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Handy, Richard |
Sketching the Moon |
I06514 |
2012 |
eBook |
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| Title | Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth : Using Astronomy to Solve More Mysteries in Art, History, and Literature |
| Author(s) | Olson, Donald W |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XIV, 334 p. 179 illus., 137 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | From the author of "Celestial Sleuth" (2014), yet more mysteries in art, history, and literature are solved by calculating phases of the Moon, determining the positions of the planets and stars, and identifying celestial objects in paintings. In addition to helping to crack difficult cases, these studies spark our imagination and provide a better understanding of the skies. Weather archives, vintage maps, tides, historical letters and diaries, military records and the assistance of experts in related fields help with this work. For each historical event influenced by astronomy, there is a different kind of mystery to be solved. How did the changing tides affect an army's battle plans? How did the phases of the moon affect how an artist painted a landscape? Follow these exciting investigations with a master ???celestial sleuth??? as he tracks down the truth and helps unravel mysteries as far back as the Middle Ages and as recent as the iconic 1945 photograph of a kiss in Times Square on VJ Day. Topics or "cases" pursued were chosen for their wide public recognition and intrigue and involve artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet; historical events such as the campaigns of Braveheart in Scotland, battles in World War II and the Korean War; and literary authors such as Chaucer, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Byron, and Edgar Allan Poe |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319703206 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Eighteenth-Century Literature
7. Fine Arts
8. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
9. Literature, Modern???18th century
10. Literature, Modern???19th century
11. Nineteenth-Century Literature
12. Observations, Astronomical
13. PHYSICS
14. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Pianeti tra le note : Appunti di un astronomo divulgatore |
| Author(s) | Adamo, Angelo |
| Publication | Milano, Springer Milan, 2010. |
| Description | VIII, 279 pagg : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Una stella, otto pianeti, un centinaio di lune e una miriade di corpi minori tra plutini, asteroidi, comete, satelliti artificiali. E per ognuno di questi oggetti, spiegazioni scientifiche che condividono la scena con narrazioni dettate dal mito, con visioni della fanstascienza e con suggestioni sonore scaturite dalla penna di grandi compositori. L'autore prova a districarsi nella babele di idiomi pi?? o meno precisi che da sempre vengono usati dagli uomini per descrivere il Sistema Solare nell'intento di spiegarlo e di rendere il freddo spazio interplanetario un posto pi?? accogliente. La letteratura, la fisica, il fumetto, l'illustrazione, la musica finalmente cooperano per delineare un possibile percorso, una traiettoria fra le tante, che condurr?? il lettore dalle origini del linguaggio fino alla nube di Oort |
| ISBN,Price | 9788847011854 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Fine Arts
5. HISTORY
6. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
7. MUSIC
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Sketching the Moon : An Astronomical Artist's Guide |
| Author(s) | Handy, Richard;Kelleghan, Deirdre;McCague, Thomas;Rix, Erika;Russell, Sally |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2012. |
| Description | XXXI, 233 p. 405 illus., 31 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Soon after you begin studying the sky through your small telescope or binoculars, you will probably be encouraged by others to make sketches of what you see. Sketching is a time-honored tradition in amateur astronomy and dates back to the earliest times, when telescopes were invented. Even though we have lots of new imaging technologies nowadays, including astrophotography, most observers still use sketching to keep a record of what they see, make them better observers, and in hopes of perhaps contributing something to the body of scientific knowledge about the Moon. Some even sketch because it satisfies their artistic side. The Moon presents some unique challenges to the astronomer-artist, the Moon being so fond of tricks of the light. Sketching the Moon: An Astronomical Artist???s Guide, by five of the best lunar observer-artists working today, will guide you along your way and help you to achieve really high-quality sketches. All the major types of lunar features are covered, with a variety of sketching techniques applied to each. These techniques are explained and illustrated in ways that take the mystery out of artwork, rendering it (so to speak) more accessible to those observers interested in going farther than merely illustrating their notes. So use this comprehensive and easy to follow guide to make astronomy more than science for you???make it also an art! |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461409410 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Art education
2. ASTRONOMY
3. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
4. Astronomy???Observations
5. Creativity and Arts Education
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Fine Arts
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. Popular Science in Astronomy
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