Pretlow Planetarium Presents Escher's Universe
<p> </p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> Old Dominion's Pretlow Planetarium presents: "Escher's Universe" at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> Based on the life and work of the multifaceted Maurits Cornelis Escher - artist, astronomer, mathematician, traveler - the show offers insight into his use of mathematics, astronomy, optics, crystallography and geometry to artistically explain very complex concepts addressed by cosmology.</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> The show also explores how Escher's visit to the Alhambra in Spain changed the way he understood the universe and had a great impact in his work.</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> Admission is free and families are welcome. The show is suitable for ages 8 and up.</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> For more information visit www.odu.edu/planetarium.</p>
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Posted By: Declan de Paor
Date: Wed Oct 16 08:23:13 EDT 2013