Sentences with phrase «from close observation»

Tryggvadottir's patch work abstractions derive from her close observation of nature, and she often describes her non-representational works as landscapes nonetheless.

Suzanne Caporael is a notable American artist who's work derives from close observation of the natural world which she tries to define and control it.

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«However, I ended by noting that facts are not the same as values, that while facts can be wrested from a complex universe by close observation and disciplined experiment, values can't be «proven» in the same way as facts.

Very little is understood right now about what is taking place in Myanmar, a country long closed off from international observation.

Our doors are open and admission is waived seven days a week from 1 p.m. to close for self - guided exploration and observation for adult visitors not accompanied by a child visitor.

One interesting observation comes from Robin Blackburn, one of the closest friends and colleagues of their late father, the Marxist Ralph Miliband.

One consists of observations of Pan troglodytes, or chimpanzees, one of our closest genetic relatives, banding together and attacking chimps from neighboring troops.

Although originally classified as a comet, observations from ESO and elsewhere revealed no signs of cometary activity after it passed closest to the Sun in September 2017.

Using observations of high - energy light from faraway galaxies, two studies are placing limits on a key prediction of quantum gravity: that space - time should be frothy at close range.

Twenty years ago, radar observations from Earth revealed small, highly reflective areas close to Mercury's poles, suggesting the presence of ice.

But a few instruments, including MAVEN's magnetometer, remained on, conducting observations from a front - row seat during the comet's remarkably close flyby.

Polar satellites, which orbit the earth from pole to pole at an altitude of approximately 515 miles, give closer, more detailed observations of the temperature and humidity of different layers of the atmosphere.

Using these new parameters to time their observations, the scientists also used a satellite - based telescope to collect light data from the planet as it orbited closest to its star.

Upon closer examination of the data — compiled from nearly 500 hours of observation by the 64 - meter Parkes radio telescope in Australia — a team led by astronomer Duncan Lorimer of West Virginia University in Morgantown estimated that the blast actually came from about 3 billion light - years away.

Hubble 3D includes footage from Hubble's 1990 launch along with an animated tour of the telescope's key observations, from the stellar nurseries of the Orion nebula to our closest galactic neighbor, Andromeda.

«Because the field lines are closed, the observations are incompatible with direct entry from the solar wind.

We found that upon closer observation that several of the species being preserved are under great commercial pressure for timber putting them at greater risk of extinction — observations that might be lost in high - level imaging such as those derived from satellites.»

The importance of seeing the evidence of theory can not be underestimated said Dr Mason: «In recent years there have been a lot of developments theoretically but unless you actually tie that down with observations you can speculate widely and move further away from the truth, not closer, without knowing it.»

According to Graney, Marius concluded that his observations showed that the stars were too close to Earth to satisfy the Copernican world view — which says that the stars lie at a huge distance from Earth, and so would appear as starry pinpricks to any observer.

This prediction, derived from the theory of general relativity, is remarkably close to the values arrived at by different types of observations.

That rover has stayed close to one spot for the last nine months, where among other observations, it spotted the first water - ice clouds identified from the surface of Mars.

This comet is making its first visit this close to the sun from the outer solar system's Oort Cloud, so the concerted campaign of observations may yield fresh clues to our solar system's earliest days more than 4 billion years ago.

The results of follow - up observations (see Table 2) are a mixture of results from photometric follow - up (Deeg et al. 2009), which identifies contaminating» diluted EB's that are more than about 2 distant from the third star - which usually coincides with the observing target -, and from spectroscopic (radial velocity) results, which can only identify signals from sources that fall into the spectrograph's entry slit; that is, they have to be very close (less than 1 - 2) to the target.

«There's so much that we can learn from close - up spacecraft observations that we'll never learn from Earth, as the Pluto flyby demonstrated so spectacularly,» said New Horizons science team member John Spencer, of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colo. «The detailed images and other data that New Horizons could obtain from a KBO flyby will revolutionize our understanding of the Kuiper Belt and KBOs.»

Previous observations of other hot Jupiter - class planets (HD 189733 b and unpublished data for HD 209458 b) have found that their hot spots may be shifted slightly away from the closest point to the star, possibly due to strong winds moving hot, gaseous material around.

A close stellar companion around Zeta2 with a separation of 0.046» and a position angle of 11 ° (1978.86) was once suspected from observations in 1978.

The results from these simulations will be applied to interpret current observations of extrasolar planets and close binary stars, and to make predictions.

From RV observations a dearth of companions with masses between 10 - 40 MJup has been noticed at close separations, suggesting the possibility of a distinct formation mechanism for objects above and below this range.

The two stars have a highly elliptical orbit, and more recent radial velocity analyses suggest that the eccentricity is closer to 0.53, rather than the 0.61 value derived from visual observations (Griffin, 1998).

Subsequent observations determined that the planetary body has an orbital period of 3.63 years, with a semi-major axis of around 2.36 AUs (slightly closer than Ceres's 2.77 AUs) and an eccentricity of 0.090 and an inclination of 7.14 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic (NASA factsheet).

The documentary does not use voice - over narration, but weaves together live performance, rehearsal and in - the - studio footage of Frisell, interspersed with insightful observations from his closest collaborators and interviews with Frisell himself.

The news comes as the film from producer Scott Rudin, and his IACF partner Barry Diller, earned rave reviews at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, such as Scott Foundas» comments in Variety: «Rock has finally found a big - screen vehicle for himself that comes close to capturing the electric wit, shrewd social observations and deeply autobiographical vein of his standup comedy.»

What separates it from its predecessors, beyond the wondrous particulars of Gerwig's observations, is that the film is about achieving a specific form of enlightenment, when a young person finally gains insight into the lives of those closest to her.

There are health risks, but Gardner makes the trip and swiftly sneaks off from quarantine and close observation.

One response to this observation has been to assume that the closing of achievement gaps requires group - based solutions — for example, special initiatives aimed at boys (or girls), educational solutions for Indigenous students, or government programs targeted on students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

That can be anything from teachers» close observations about student work as they're walking around the room, it can be homework that students complete, it can be assessments that they complete, it can be assessments that teachers design, it can be portfolios.

From this experience as well as close observation of practices, methodologies, and results in a range of environments, I can testify as a layman that we know what works.

He also makes reference to Hugh Howey's statement that the vast majority of midlist authors should be paid more attention to since they start to make a living from their writing and their income is worth a close observation.

The second observation from the chart is that all but two companies that cut their dividends scored close to 40 or below for Dividend Safety, falling in the «Unsafe» and «Extremely Unsafe» buckets.

Closer observation revealed the animal did not have any teeth and the jaw bone on the left side was partially missing and detached from the gums leaving the bone exposed.»

Drones present significant advantages over land - based and boat - based observations, because the drone permits to observe killer whales at close distance, with a view from the top, without disturbing their behavior.

Diebenkorn also paid close heed to the example of Matisse, but more importantly, he worked toward an art of pure abstraction sourced from observation.

The works are based on observation of nature, from close up nature studies to broader landscapes.

All the people I paint are close friends, lovers, and family members, and whenever possible I paint them from observation — so it's a pretty intimate process.

Training from observation, the one - on - one teaching structure, and the close studio environment, has allowed me to learn effectively and with direct individual advice and feedback from the community.

From observation, Tara explores life's quiet details, the heft of an object, the spaces between close parts, the feel of a thing — externally informed but internally impelled.

Their accumulation conveys the overwhelming extent to which this sort of close observation makes its subjects appear as «the other» — intrinsically different and alienated from us — as a result of being singled out.

Although the show borrowed its title from the classic 1967 movie, its symbolism is in closer connection to previously quoted Chika Okeke - Agulu observation.

I like the visual flatness of my works when viewed from afar, but, upon closer observation, they reveal hundreds of stories and mysteries.

The work danger tape (2011) derives from the artist's own experience of the surreal in the everyday and produces a similar effect on viewers through the simple act of observation and close consideration.