Where telescopes cannot (yet) see – the Moon as seen by Scriven Bolton, Etienne Trouvelot, Lucien Rudaux, Chesley Bonestell [CL]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1703.08138


Scientific illustrations, thanks to the vision of great artists fascinated by astronomical research and astronautics, have provided us with an accurate depiction of the possible views which mankind will one day observed from locations other than our planet. In this talk I will pay homage to some of these geniuses who serve science, and underline the scientific, artistic, political, and social implications deriving from a wise use of space-art.

Read this paper on arXiv…

A. Adamo
Fri, 24 Mar 17
27/41

Comments: 9 pages, 4 figures, published in the proceedings of SEAC 2015 Conference (Rome)