Was the dancing plague real? The art depicting the dancing manias over the years 1000-1600 can tell us a lot about the physical circumstances in a way the written accounts cannot. They also can confirm some interpretations of the written accounts. Plus, art is nice to look at. Let’s see what the art of the […]
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How fluorescence works may seem mysterious, but it’s a simply step by step process. You don’t need to know much about chemistry to actually understand what happens. We just have to be comfortable imagining the inside of a molecule, where busy bee electrons buzz with their respective energies. They are easily influenced by incoming light,
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It’s easy to take the variety of colors we experience for granted without knowing the history of pigments. Long before industrial processes fine-tuned the methods of producing nearly any color, unique pigmentation methods were the secrets of artisans, discovered through generations of experimentation. We see the use of color for symbolism and aesthetics on all
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Hexagonal symmetry in art shows through in six-fold symmetry. Six-fold or hexagonally symmetry consists of a radially dispersed pattern repeated six times, around a center point. Images of mandalas and clock-style art come to mind when we think of radial symmetry, which is but one kind of many types of symmetry beyond the bilateral mirror
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Dancing mania theories attempt to explain the mysteries of why, for about 1000 years in Europe, there were intermittent dancing plagues that often had casualties. Could it be the power of suggestion or toxic indigestion? We’ll explore dancing mania theories both old and new as I attempt to compile all the hypotheses in one place.
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