{"product_id":"a-biography-of-our-sun-from-ancient-myths-and-artifacts-to-modern-art-and-astrophysics-paperback","title":"A Biography of Our Sun: From Ancient Myths and Artifacts to Modern Art and Astrophysics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Pesce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view. Beginning with ancient myths and legends, superstitions, art and poetry, the book proceeds to explain the amazing composition of our star, how it produces the heat and light on which all life depends, as well as touching the harvesting of solar energy that is becoming so essential in the modern world. The book is illustrated by the author's own artwork and includes first-hand scientific information provided in interviews with professional astrophysicists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view. Beginning with ancient myths and legends, superstitions, art and poetry, the book proceeds to explain the amazing composition of our star, how it produces the heat and light on which all life depends, as well as touching the harvesting of solar energy that is becoming so essential in the modern world. The book is illustrated by the author's own artwork and includes first-hand scientific information provided in interviews with professional astrophysicists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Pesce is a visual artist specializing in glass sculpture. She graduated from the University of Arizona in art history and art studies. After graduation, she chose studio work over an academic carrier, and specializing mostly in contemporary glass sculptures and mixed media installations. Currently her work is shown in a number of museums and galleries throughout Europe and the Americas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuseums: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalazzo blù, museum of contemporary art, Pisa, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplesso museale di Badia a Isola, Siena, Italy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalazzo Strozzi, Firenze, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFortezza da Basso, Firenze, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity museum of Utrecht, Holland (The beauty of Mathematics)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTohono Chul, Folk Art Museum, Arizona, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Art and Science)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiennale di Firenze, Fortezza da Basso, Firenze, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalleries: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlass Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVespermann gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilabaum glass gallery, Tucson, Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePismo contemporary glass, Denver, Colorado, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaru folk art gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGallery Borgward, Bremen, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelling exhibitions for Art and Science: Arezzo, Siena, Firenze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubai, United Arab Emirates, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the UNICEF USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Art Glass International in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For Art Glass International, Tucson, Phoenix, Arizona, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaint Louis, Missouri, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer fascination for physics and mathematics was influenced by her husband Thomas Elze, a theoretical physicist, who inspired her to express concepts from physics and astrophysics in visual Art, as also through writing. \"Close encounter of Art and Physics, an artist view\", is her previous book on this subject, published by Springer in 2019. Laura Pesce lives and works in Tuscany, Italy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 123\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749809881376,"sku":"9783031547287","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aaa2bf1e025d912a37de5490839f1c29.webp?v=1779938987","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-biography-of-our-sun-from-ancient-myths-and-artifacts-to-modern-art-and-astrophysics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}