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Fire in the Sky Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in British Art and Science

Roberta J. M. Olson

Fire in the Sky collects many representations of comets and meteors in Britain during the eighteen and nineteenth century when a large number of works inspired by these celestial objects were produced. Over 100 photographs--and two sections of luscious color plates--beautifully portray the inspired...

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It was a book that Roberta Olson and Jay Pasachoff worked on and received a Getty Grant for. It involved archival research and exploration of British art and science.

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And we got Getty grants to do our book, Fire in the Sky, Comets and Meteors, A Decisive Century in British Art and Science.

— Episode: Starry Starry Night with Roberta Olson,...

Episode: Starry Starry Night with Roberta Olson, Jay Pasach...

It was a book that Roberta Olson and Jay Pasachoff worked on and received a Getty Grant for. It involved archival research and exploration of British art and science.

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And we got Getty grants to do our book, Fire in the Sky, Comets and Meteors, A Decisive Century in British Art and Science.

Generation Why: True Crime

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Generation Why: True Crime

It was mentioned that Travis Walton's book is better than the movie, that it is more descriptive and provides more detail on the characters involved. A significant portion of the book, about a third, is dedicated to explaining the polygraph tests he underwent.

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the books so far for me better than the movie. He's more descriptive about things and you learn a little bit more about the characters involved, I think than when you watch the movie fire in the sky.

— Episode: Travis Walton - 291

Episode: Travis Walton - 291

It was mentioned that Travis Walton's book is better than the movie, that it is more descriptive and provides more detail on the characters involved. A significant portion of the book, about a third, is dedicated to explaining the polygraph tests he underwent.

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the books so far for me better than the movie. He's more descriptive about things and you learn a little bit more about the characters involved, I think than when you watch the movie fire in the sky.

I would bet a good third of his book is nothing but polygraph explanations.

If you're interested in how he refutes these claims about the polygraphs and which ones he passed and the one he failed, he goes on at length in his book.

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