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Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth

Author : Donald W. Olson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331970320X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth written by Donald W. Olson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and battles in World War II and the Korean War; and literary authors such as Chaucer, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Byron, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy

Author : Donald W. Olson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030955540
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy written by Donald W. Olson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 then explores twenty real-world cases where astronomy has helped answer unresolved questions or correct longstanding interpretations about an event. Examples involve artists such as Vermeer, Monet, and O’Keeffe; the historical exploits of Alexander the Great, the desert travels of the Death Valley ’49ers, and a meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in Marrakech; and literary works by Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Longfellow. Packed with dozens of full-color illustrations, this book will enrich your knowledge of the past and equip you with all the tools you’ll need to become a celestial sleuth yourself. “Many people have a passion for art, or world history, or great literature, or even astronomy — but seldom in all these things at once. This remarkable book by Donald Olson of Texas State University will put you in touch with such seemingly unrelated endeavors. It will open your eyes and broaden your mind as little else could.” Roger W. Sinnott, Sky & Telescope

Celestial Sleuth

Author : Donald W. Olson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781461484042
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Celestial Sleuth written by Donald W. Olson and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Celestial Sleuth

Author : Donald W. Olson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461484030
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Celestial Sleuth written by Donald W. Olson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a general audience interested in solving mysteries in art, history, and literature using the methods of science, 'forensic astronomy' is a thrilling new field of exploration. Astronomical calculations are the basis of the studies, which have the advantage of bringing to readers both evocative images and a better understanding of the skies. Weather facts, volcano studies, topography, tides, historical letters and diaries, famous paintings, military records, and the friendly assistance of experts in related fields add variety, depth, and interest to the work. The chosen topics are selected for their wide public recognition and intrigue, involving artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, and Ansel Adams; historical events such as the Battle of Marathon, the death of Julius Caesar, the American Revolution, and World War II; and literary authors such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Joyce, and Mary Shelley. This book sets out to answer these mysteries indicated with the means and expertise of astronomy, opening the door to a richer experience of human culture and its relationship with nature. Each subject is carefully analyzed. As an example using the study of sky paintings by Vincent van Gogh, the analytical method would include: - computer calculations of historical skies above France in the 19th century - finding and quoting the clues found in translations of original letters by Van Gogh - making site visits to France to determine the precise locations when Van Gogh set up his easel and what celestial objects are depicted. For each historical event influenced by astronomy, there would be a different kind of mystery to be solved. As an example: - How can the phase of the Moon and time of moonrise help to explain a turning point of the American Civil War - the fatal wounding of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville in 1863? For each literary reference to astronomy, it was determined which celestial objects were being described and making an argument that the author is describing an actual event. For example, what was the date of the moonlit scene when Mary Shelley first had the idea for her novel “Frankenstein?” These and more fun riddles will enchant and delight the fan of art and astronomy.

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: War of the Worlds

Author : Manly Wade Wellman
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN 13 : 1848569084
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: War of the Worlds written by Manly Wade Wellman and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes, Professor Challenger and Dr. Watson meet their match when the streets of London are left decimated by a prolonged alien attack. Who could be responsible for such destruction? Sherlock Holmes is about to find out... Manly and Wade Wellman’s novel takes H.G. Wells's classic story of Martian invasion and throws Holmes into the mix, with surprising and unexpected results. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new series of exciting detective stories. From the earliest days of Holmes’ career to his astonishing encounters with Martian invaders, the Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the world's greatest detective.

First Light and Beyond

Author : D. A. Jenkins
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319188518
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book First Light and Beyond written by D. A. Jenkins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amateur astronomers who have been disappointed by the results of an observing session can take comfort in the guidance of this book, which advises how to still gain useful experience in seemingly "failed" nights at the telescope. In a world with imperfect seeing conditions, incredible observing sessions are often mixed with less inspiring ones, discouraging the amateur observer. This book is designed to minimize subsequent disappointment for astronomers who encounter a few bad observing sessions, helping novice observers take something worthwhile away each and every time they go out under the night sky, regardless of the observations that were originally planned. Almost every observer remembers his first sight of ringed Saturn, hanging in the blackness of space. Practitioners agree that there is something special about visual observing. Real-time observations at the eyepiece can provide fleeting yet intense feelings that connect us with the universe in unique ways. But when expectations aren't met at the eyepiece, there are other ways to profit from the practice of astronomy. These rewards, though less showy, are well worth cultivating. This is a book that will help the reader see what constitutes a “successful” visual observing session. It explains the nature of the objects that the observer is seeing and advises how best to use their equipment. There are many hints and tips about how best to locate, recall, and record observations, including suggestions for trips to areas where there are dark skies and to public observatories. Amateur astronomy is a journey from the urban backyard all the way to dark rural skies, and with this guide the journey can be smooth.

Whistle Stop in Space

Author : Kendell Foster Crossen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781618271037
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Whistle Stop in Space written by Kendell Foster Crossen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Fomalhaut! Manning Draco is back! In Once Upon a Star, the interstellar insurance detective tackled a variety of weird con men and scammers throughout the 35th-century Galactic Federation. Now he returns in three further adventures, as a government agent sent to foil an anti-Federationist plot. The concluding story features a spoof of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, and reveals how Manning became the only Terran to develop a secondary mind shield against the telepathic powers of other races in the Federation. Kendell Foster Crossen, a mainstay of the science fiction pulps in the 1950s, also published over forty-five detective and spy novels under a variety of pseudonyms, including M.E. Chaber, Christopher Monig, Richard Foster, and others.

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Martian Menace

Author : Eric Brown
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1789092957
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Martian Menace written by Eric Brown and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new addition to the Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series from science fiction and crime author Eric Brown. A second wave of Martians has come to Earth - the first wave having succumbed to lethal Terran pathogens. The second wave, arriving some five years later, did so with the aid of a cure for the various ills that scuppered their earlier plans - and these Martians claim to have come in peace. Humankind, lulled into a false sense of security, welcomes the Martians who bring with them a host of technological and scientific wonders, and for several years an entente exists between the two races. It is only when Holmes and Watson travel to the Red Planet, ostensibly to track down the killer of an eminent Martian philosopher, that they learn the truth: the Martians who invaded Earth are tyrannical despots who subjugated a 'lesser' race of their own kind, and are merely biding their time to enslave the citizens of Earth. With the assistance of anti-Martian activist Miss Freya Hadfield-Bell, and a cadre of renegade Martians, Holmes and Watson escape Mars with their lives and return to Earth where they hope to work to overcome the rule of the oppressive Martian overlords.

Diamondstone: Magician-Sleuth

Author : G. T. Fleming-Roberts
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781453641873
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Diamondstone: Magician-Sleuth written by G. T. Fleming-Roberts and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For six spectacular adventures, Diamondstone, Magician-Sleuth delivered justice with sleight of hand in the pages of POPULAR DETECTIVE from 1937 to 1939. Written by master pulp scribe G.T. Fleming-Roberts, this is the first time the complete series has been collected. Includes an all-new introduction by pulp historian Will Murray.

Cat's Cradle

Author : Andrew Cartmel
Publisher : London Bridge
ISBN 13 : 9780426203674
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Cat's Cradle written by Andrew Cartmel and published by London Bridge. This book was released on 1991-12-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The script editor of the Doctor Who television series from 1987 to 1989 returns with the second adventure in the Cat's Cradle series of Doctor Who novels. As destruction of the environment reaches the point of no return, multinational corporations and super-rich individuals unite in a desperate effort. If Earth is to survive, somebody has to stop them. . . .

Book Bulletin of the Chicago Public Library

Author : Chicago Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Book Bulletin of the Chicago Public Library written by Chicago Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New York Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1973-12-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Ghost at Work LP

Author : Carolyn Hart
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061668206
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Ghost at Work LP written by Carolyn Hart and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bailey Ruth Raeburn has always been great at solving mysteries. Why should a little thing like her death change anything? In fact, being dead gives her more of an opportunity to be on top of events. Bailey Ruth is delighted that her unique position as a ghost makes it possible for her to lend a helping hand, sometimes seen and sometimes not. And if anybody needs a little help, it's Kathleen, the pastor's wife. There's a dead man on her porch, and once the body is discovered, the pastor is sure to become a suspect. Uncharitable people might call it meddling, but Bailey Ruth knows Kathleen needs her help! As a member of Heaven's Department of Good Intentions, Bailey Ruth goes back to earth to extricate Kathleen from a dire situation. If Bailey Ruth has to bend a few rules to help Kathleen save her family, Wiggins, her fussbudget supervisor, will make sure it all turns out right in the end.

Sophie's World

Author : Jostein Gaarder
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466804270
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Sophie's World written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it she is enrolled in a correspondence course with a mysterious philosopher. Thus begins Jostein Gaarder's unique novel, which is not only a mystery, but also a complete and entertaining history of philosophy.

A Perilous Undertaking

Author : Deanna Raybourn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451476158
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book A Perilous Undertaking written by Deanna Raybourn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visiting a ladies-only club for intrepid women, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell is challenged to save a society art patron from execution.

The Camera

Author : Ansel Adams
Publisher : Ansel Adams
ISBN 13 : 031648542X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Camera written by Ansel Adams and published by Ansel Adams. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ansel Adams (1902-1984) produced some of the 20th century's most iconic photographic images and helped nurture the art of photography through his creative innovations and peerless technical mastery. The Camera--the first volume in Adams' celebrated series of books on photographic techniques--has taught generations of photographers how to harness the camera's artistic potential. This time-honored handbook distills the knowledge gained through a lifetime in photography and remains as vital today as when it was first published. Along with visualization, image management, Adams' famous Zone System, and other keys to photographic artistry, The Camera covers 35mm, medium-format, and large-format view cameras, while offering detailed advice on camera components such as lenses, shutters, and light meters. Beautifully illustrated with photographs as well as instructive line drawings, this classic manual belongs on every serious photographer's bookshelf. "Adams is a clear-thinking writer whose concepts cannot but help the serious photographer." - New York Times "A master-class kind of guide from an undisputed master." - Publishers Weekly Over 1 million copies sold. Publisher's Note: This ebook of The Camera works best as a digital companion to the print edition. The ebook was produced by electronically scanning and digitizing a print edition, and as a result, your reading device may display images with halftone or moiré patterns.

The Dead Travel Fast

Author : Deanna Raybourn
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 1488084289
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Dead Travel Fast written by Deanna Raybourn and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A husband, a family, a comfortable life: Theodora Lestrange wants nothing to do with it all. With a modest inheritance and the three gowns that comprise her entire wardrobe, Theodora leaves Edinburgh—and a disappointed suitor—far behind. She is bound for Rumania, where tales of vampires are still whispered, to visit an old friend and write the book that will bring her true independence. She arrives at a magnificent, decaying castle in the Carpathians, replete with eccentric inhabitants: the ailing dowager, the troubled steward, and her own fearful friend, Cosmina. But all are outstripped in dark glamour by the castle's master, Count Andrei Dragulescu. Bewildering and bewitching in equal measure, the brooding nobleman ignites Theodora's imagination and awakens passions in her that she can neither deny nor conceal. His allure is superlative, his dominion over the superstitious town, absolute—and he is determined to bring Theodora under his sway. Before her sojourn ends—or her novel is complete—Theodora will be forever changed. For obsession can prove fatal… and she is in danger of falling prey to more than just desire. Previously Published.