How a medieval Oxford friar used light and colour to find out what stars and planets are made of

Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

The Artist Who Captured 18th Century Science Demonstrations

Joseph Wright of Derby was one of the first people to document public scientific lectures during the Enlightenment period.

Paint After Dark lights up Boston’s social scene

Artists of all abilities are welcome at Paint After Dark in Hyde Park, with glowing paint, illuminated canvasses, and music ...
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How The Northern Lights Paint The Sky - Explained By Astronomers

The Solar Storm Connection That Creates Magic The story of aurora begins roughly 93 million miles away on our Sun. We're ...
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Joseph Wright paints to illuminate the shadows of the enlightenment

It’s a face that could haunt you forever: that of the long-haired scientist peering from the shadows in Joseph Wright’s 1768 ...