Fire in the Sky: Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in British Art and ScienceCambridge University Press, 1999/11/13 - 383 ページ Fire in the Sky collects many representations of comets and meteors in Britain during the eighteen and nineteenth century when a large number of works inspired by these celestial objects were produced. Over 100 photographs--and two sections of luscious color plates--beautifully portray the inspired output of some of the world's most talented artists, fully capturing the phenomenon that obsessed not only a nation but an era as well. Olson and Pasachoff reveal the many different ways that comets and meteors have appeared in paintings and literature and link these works to the achievements of British science in the wake of Newton and Halley. They also examine the different symbolism that writers and artists have attached to these spectacular objects. Throughout, Fire in the Sky conveys how the development of new technologies, and the burgeoning interest of the general public in science and art, dovetailed with an interest in nature and a strong literary tradition of comet and meteor symbolism. Beautifully illustrated and packed with engaging stories, this book will delight anyone with an interest in the art and astronomy of comets. |
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... early chapters of our study was anticipated at the incredibly early date of 1579 by the will of Sir Thomas Gresham and put into practice by the founding of Gresham College , which bears his name , in 1597. We also want to acknowledge ...
... early chapters of our study was anticipated at the incredibly early date of 1579 by the will of Sir Thomas Gresham and put into practice by the founding of Gresham College , which bears his name , in 1597. We also want to acknowledge ...
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... earliest astronomical photographs were exhibited in Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace in London . The birth of journalism in the eighteenth century spawned inventions and technological innovations in printing techniques that resulted in ...
... earliest astronomical photographs were exhibited in Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace in London . The birth of journalism in the eighteenth century spawned inventions and technological innovations in printing techniques that resulted in ...
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... early as 1737 in The Gentleman's Magazine , from which it is apparent that a learned person's knowledge extends to the observation of celestial phenomena . We also explore the theories and astronomical information published about comets ...
... early as 1737 in The Gentleman's Magazine , from which it is apparent that a learned person's knowledge extends to the observation of celestial phenomena . We also explore the theories and astronomical information published about comets ...
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... early seventeenth century . The elliptical orbit of a comet can be disturbed by the gravitational pull of the planets as well as the sun , altering its course , speed , and brilliancy . During each passage around the sun , comets tend ...
... early seventeenth century . The elliptical orbit of a comet can be disturbed by the gravitational pull of the planets as well as the sun , altering its course , speed , and brilliancy . During each passage around the sun , comets tend ...
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... early fireball associated with a stone on the ground took place at Ensisheim in Alsace in 1492 and is recorded in a number of works of art.26 But the idea that such fireballs were associated with stones or iron chunks found on the ...
... early fireball associated with a stone on the ground took place at Ensisheim in Alsace in 1492 and is recorded in a number of works of art.26 But the idea that such fireballs were associated with stones or iron chunks found on the ...
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Prelude The Beginning of Telescopic Astronomy and the Background of British Astronomy and Artistic Traditions | 17 |
The Heavens on Fire The Eighteenth Century | 37 |
The CometCrazed Century Opens | 109 |
The Triumph of Realism | 179 |
Donatis Comet the Watershed | 227 |
The Origin oAPPENDIX If Comet and Meteor Photography | 245 |
The Triumph of the Imagination | 263 |
Comets and the New Century | 309 |
Comets and the New Millennium | 317 |
Appendices | 331 |
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