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. 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. For more information visit www.odu.edu/planetarium.</p>
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Posted By: Declan de Paor
Date: Tue Oct 08 08:13:14 EDT 2013