Greek Mythology in Astronomy The creatures and deities in Greek mythology are said to have connection with the astronomy and the star constellations. In this fragment of Hesiod’s poem “Nymphs like the Graces‚ Phaesyle and Coronis and rich-crowned Cleeia and lovely Phaeo and long-robed Eudora‚ whom the tribes of men upon the earth call Hyades.” (Hesiod‚ Homeric Hymns‚ Epic Cycle‚ Homerica. 1922) titled Astronomy‚ he mentioned and catalogued many of the constellations based on creatures and gods
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Jack the Ripper is an infamous criminal whose identity has remained shrouded in mystery for over 125 years. There is a copious amount of factors that contribute to the killer’s identity remaining unknown for over a century; these factors include a lack of forensic evidence‚ inconsistent facts‚ false witnesses‚ an incredible amount of suspects‚ and a lack of consensus about who the actual victims of Jack the Ripper were. There are numerous important factors to consider when investigating these murders
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Vincent van Gogh displays a large transition in the composition of his works towards his late career. While his early works were composed of dark colors‚ with a focus in browns and blacks‚ van Gogh developed a more colorful palette‚ larger painterly strokes‚ and a more diverse array of content towards his late career. Julie York states in her article‚ “His penetrating self-portraits… lend insight to human character and to van Gogh’s uncompromising vision.” Between 1886 and 1889 his self-portraits
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million were taken to Brazil. Brazil was the biggest importer of slaves and took in an even greater amount than the United States. What influence did these 3.5 million Africans have on Brazil? The international slave trade that took place from 1538-1888 changed Brazil’s culture profoundly. Many Of Brazil’s cultural identities derive from African descent such as some cuisines and musical rhythms. With an economy based on free labour they were able to get huge economic status and finally there are African
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Eduardo Ramirez Villamizar was born in Colombia and he went to the Nacional University of Bogota to study architecture. He started to make sculptures around 1960. Ramirez is influenced by his memory of pre Columbian art. Ramirez made the 3D art Recuerdo de Machu Picchu no.3 (Las terrazas) in 1984 and now it is located at the Museum of Fine Arts‚ Houston. Ramirez used oxidized iron to make the sculpture. This sculpture captivated my attention because I did not know what it was. My first impression
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Bauhaus was the most famous modern school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts‚ and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. And had a great impact to change the society after effects of World War I. Help to find young people a new way of living. The Bauhaus school was founded by architect Walter Gropius in Weimar by connection of Academy of Fine Arts and the School of Arts and Crafts. What is interesting even the founder
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Portrait with a Gray Felt Hat”. This portrait showed that he reached the peak of his new painting technique. He also applied brush strokes of different contrast colors such as blues‚ oranges‚ yellow‚ white‚ lilac‚ sky blue‚ and green. In June 1888‚ Vincent was interested in the night of Sainte- Maries in Arles that he decided to paint the beautiful view of the night. It was the " Night Cafe" which Vincent stated in the letter to Theo :" equivalent‚ though different‚ of the " Potato Eaters" and
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Kaiser Wilhelm II was the monarchical leader of Germany from June 1888 until its 1918 annihilation in World War I.Numerous students of history consider Wilhelm the individual most in charge of the episode of war – as much as one individual can be. Sentiments about this do fluctuate‚ by the by there is an agreement that Wilhelm II’s brash‚ goal-oriented and forceful administration was a basic variable. His imperialistic and nationalistic plan in the late 1800s and mid 1900s fueled pre-war political
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DAY’ EVERY YEAR FROM 2008 ONWARDS. A brief biography is given here Abul Kalam Azad Date of birth: 11 November 1888 Place of birth: Mecca‚ Ottoman Empire (now in Saudi Arabia) Date of death: 22 February 1958 Place of death: Delhi‚ India Movement: Indian independence movement Major organizations: Indian National Congress Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was a Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement. He was
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established in 1888‚ is India’s largest maker of pumps and valves and also undertakes construction projects through its subsidiary Aban Construction. Laxmanrao Kirloskar established the group‚ his son S. L. Kirloskar played a major role in its rapid growth. He created an empire that enjoyed one of the highest growth rates in Indian history‚ a staggering 32‚401% growth of assets from 1950–1991 Headquarters- Pune‚ Maharashtra‚ India History and make-up The kirloskar group started in 1888 under the name
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