Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy
Determining Time, Place, and Other Hidden Details Linked to the Stars
How can shadows determine the date and time of a painting by Johannes Vermeer? How did the Moon and tides cause the loss of King John's crown jewels?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 how to use your astronomical knowledge, software, archives, vintage maps, historical letters and diaries, military records, and other resources to investigate the past.Follow along as Professor Olson the…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-030-95553-3
- EAN: 9783030955533
- Produktnummer: 38572931
- Verlag: Springer International Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 356 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B16.8 cm x D1.4 cm 669 g
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2022
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 669
Über den Autor
Donald W. Olson is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics at Texas State University. He received his B. S. (Physics) from Michigan State University and a Ph. D. (Physics) from the University of California at Berkeley, then went on to conduct post-doctoral research at Cornell University and the University of Texas at Austin.At Texas State University, Olson taught an Honors College course linking science and the humanities, and the Texas State group has published more than 50 articles using astronomy to solve mysteries in art, history, and literature. In 2014 the American Association of Physics Teachers honored Olson with the Paul Klopsteg Award, which recognizes outstanding communication of the excitement of contemporary physics and astronomy to the general public. In 2015 Olson was named a Regents' Professor, the highest honor of the Texas State University system. His two previous Springer books are Celestial Sleuth (2014) and Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth (2018).
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