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The hidden science swirling in ‘The Starry Night’
They found that “The Starry Night” was turbulent, and not just by artistic standards. A decade later, astrophysicist James Beattie analyzed the variations in luminance in a patch in the middle ...
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Vincent van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' is not a masterpiece when it comes to flow physics, researchers say
More information: James J. Riley et al, Is there hidden turbulence in Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night ?, Journal of Turbulence (2025). DOI: 10.1080/14685248.2025.2477244 Provided by Virginia ...
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Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Has Captivated the Public for Over a Century—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About It
Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) is art history’s most famous celestial scene—and one of the world’s most beloved paintings to boot (the phenomenon of the immersive Van Gogh ...
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Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' contains surprisingly accurate physics — suggesting he understood the hidden 'dynamism of the sky'
Van Gogh painted Starry Night from the window of his room in an asylum in southern France. The village in the foreground is imaginary. (Image credit: Getty Images) The researchers closely analyzed ...
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10-Minute Challenge: ‘The Starry Night’ by van Gogh
We’re asking you to look at a painting you’ve probably seen before: “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh. (Sign up here to be notified about future challenges, which are published on the ...
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‘The Starry Night’ Accurately Depicts a Scientific Theory That Wasn’t Described Until Years After van Gogh’s Death
The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889 Art Images via Getty Images Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889), which features a sky of swirling blue hues streaked with bright gold, is one of ...