Astronomy in Art

Claude Monet

Charing Cross Bridge, with the Houses of Parliament in the distance

[ as re-created by Tonya near the 100th anniversary of the original painting ]

MAP OF LONDON

From the Savoy Hotel (marked here with a red dot), Monet’s view to the south included Charing Cross Bridge, Westminster Bridge, and the Houses of Parliament in the distance.

Monet’s view to the southeast included Waterloo Bridge.

LINKS RELATED TO:

"Solar position within Monet’s Houses of Parliament"

Proceedings of the Royal Society A (2006)

Jacob Baker and John E. Thornes (University of Birmingham)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5256950.stm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1525920/Monet's-view-of-London-casts-light-on-Victorian-pollution.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/aug/09/science.arts

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/magazine/10section1A.t-2.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9699-monets-art-may-reveal-victorian-londons-smog.html

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/08/09/monet_his.html?category=archaeology&guid=20060809163030

LINKS

Texas State University Honors Program
http://www.txstate.edu/honors/

Don Olson, Physics Department, Texas State University

http://uweb.txstate.edu/~do01/

Marilynn Olson, English Department, Texas State University

http://www.english.txstate.edu/people-contacts/faculty/olson.html

Christopher Olson, JD, Hawaii Lawyer, Oahu Lawyer, Oahu, Hawaii
http://hawaiiattorneyonline.com/