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The Leviathan of Parsonstown was the telescope that Lord Rosse, also known as William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (mentioned in the two previous posts), built in Parsonstown, Ireland, now known as Birr and situated at what is known as Birr Castle. That telescope was the telescope that trumped all telescopes of that […]
I was reading about Birr Castle in Ireland, the site at which the Lord Rosse telescope (biggest telescope of the 19th century) was built, and thought it interesting that they made an arboreal replica of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) with lime trees in the gardens there.
What a strange and so very novel idea this was. […]
“The Starry Night” oil painting by Van Gogh:
The Lord Rosse sketch of the Whirlpool Galaxy:
When I attended David Levy’s talk about astronomy subjects in art and classic literature, he noted that many experts point out that Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” painting bears some resemblance to the Whirlpool Galaxy sketches of Lord Rosse. […]
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