Name: Cosmic Visions: Picturing the Universe by World According to Sound
Duration: 11 min 43 s
Description: Some of the most iconic images we have of the universe closely resemble 19th-century landscape paintings of the American West. A big part of the reason has to do with how scientists interpreted visual data from telescopes like Hubble.

Some of the most iconic images we have of the universe closely resemble 19th-century landscape paintings of the American West. A big part of the reason has to do with how scientists interpreted visual data from telescopes like Hubble.

Cosmic Visions: Picturing the Universe

Benjamin Harnett reads "Yahoo! Answers," first published in Tahoma Literary Review, Volume 3, Issue 1.

Benjamin Harnett, "Yahoo! Answers"

Traffic surges, tactile clues, and the smell of crispy bacon: meet a specialist who helps blind and low-vision people learn to get around independently.

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Cosmic Visions: Picturing the Universe

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