Alien Aqueducts The Maps of Martian Canals
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Emile Antoine Bayard’s illustrations for around the moon Jules Verne 1870
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Thomas Wright’s An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750)
Leila Belkora’s Minding the Heavens; a great book for an historic overview on the discovery of the Milky Way. The opening chapter introduced me to Thomas Wright who’s creative deductions reasoned that we are embedded within the body of stars known as the Milky Way. He also considered the infinity of the universe and the …
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Poul Anderson (1926-2001)
Working on about four or five blog posts at present and as a full time teacher during the report season – there is little time for much. However, I did do a dive into Poul Anderson sci fi book covers. Thought I’d share them. He’s a sci fi author I need to look into… Now… …
Things to come (1936)
I recently watched THINGS TO COME on the Archive.org website and thoroughly enjoyed the journey into it’s retro future. Prompted from it being referenced in the Interplanetary podcast show recently, I researched two elements of the film – the art design (or production design) and the music. The plot lines investigated by HG Wells are …
Malevitch, Suprematism and Space
Kazimir Malevich and the use of the word ‘Sputnik’. Kazimir Malevich’s work tells a compelling story about the dream of a new social order, the struggle of revolutionary ideals and the power of art itself. Central to this was his prescient fascination with outer space, the cosmos and man’s destiny to explore it (at one …
Harper Goff’s Nautilus
Harper Goff (March 16, 1911 – March 3, 1993), born Ralph Harper Goff, was an American artist, musician, and actor. For many years, he was associated with The Walt Disney Company, in the process of which he contributed to various major films, as well as to the planning of the Disney theme parks. During World War II, he was also …