EAN: 9783319703190

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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.

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