Investigating art, history, and literature with astronomy : determining time, place, and other hidden details linked to the stars / Donald W. Olson.
In his newest book, Professor Olson, author of Celestial Sleuth and Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth, explores how astronomical clues can uncover fascinating new details about art, history, and literature. He begins with an accessible introduction to amateur ?celestial sleuthing,? showing...
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Springer ; In association with Praxis Publishing,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- pt. I Methods of Celestial Sleuthing
- 1. Astronomy Software, Learning About Locations, Sunlight and Shadows, and Weather Archives
- 2. Letters, Almanacs, Timetables, and Foreign Languages
- 3. Research Trips, Method of Corresponding Days, Timekeeping
- pt. II Examples of Astronomy in Art
- 4. Vermeer and Monet: Masters of Sunlight and Shadows, and the Moon in J. M. W. Turner's First Oil Paintings
- 5. Georgia O'Keeffe's Night Skies, Kawase Hasui and Nocturnal Scenes in Japan
- pt. III Examples of Astronomy in History
- 6. The Campaigns of Alexander the Great, and King John and the Loss of the Crown Jewels
- 7. Mont Saint-Michel in the Hundred Years' War, and the Discovery of the Gegenschein
- 8. Death Valley '49ers, Roosevelt and Churchill in Marrakech, and World War II and the Moon
- pt. IV Examples of Astronomy in Literature
- 9. Astronomy in Literature: Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Longfellow
- pt. V Example of Terrestrial Sleuthing
- 10. Death Valley, Dante's View, and Mount Whitney.