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Cosmos: The Art and Science of the Universe

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AuthorJay M. Pasachoff, Roberta J. M. Olson
ISBN9781789140545
Published LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
PublisherReaktion Books
BindingHardback
Original Price£35
Pages304
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Since time immemorial, the nocturnal skies have mesmerized people, and heavenly bodies have inspired the imaginations of artists, poets, and scientists. This book showcases the superstars of the firmament and universe in sumptuous illustrations featuring paintings, sculpture, drawings, watercolours, prints, as well as plates from books, celestial diagrams, and astronomical photography.
Cosmos: The Art and Science of the Universe charts the human love affair with the heavens in art and astronomy, based on sound science and insightful art and cultural history. While its illustrations are thrilling and seductive, the book also recounts the fascinating story about the quest to discover the mysteries of the universe in ten lively chapters. Embellished with new information, interpretations, and amusing anecdotes, the authors weave a rich tapestry about the interconnections in the cosmos and the efforts to understand them. A stunning book that unveils the beauty of the cosmos and its compelling story.
Professors Olson and Pasachoff have been working together on the intersection of art and astronomy since the 1985-1986 passage of Halley?s Comet brought them together. They are joint authors of Fire in the Sky: Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in British Art and Science (1998) and this book is the culmination of their decades of collaboration.

About the author
Roberta J. M. Olson (Author) Roberta J. M. Olson is Curator of Drawings at the New-York Historical Society and Professor Emeritus of Art History at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She is the author of Fire and Ice: A History of Comets in Art (1985).Jay M. Pasachoff (Author) Jay M. Pasachoff is Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts and co-author of The Sun (Reaktion Books, 2017)

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