Van Gogh is represented as a struggling artist ahead of his time, unable to sell his work. But maybe his low sales were actually because he thought of himself too highly too early. His first major sale was The Red Vineyard, which sold for 400 francs (today about £500)—a hefty sum for an up-and-coming artist. It was arranged by his art dealer brother, Theo, who wanted to boost Vincent’s ego. But Vincent thought he sold it for too little, even though he didn’t have the clout to back it up. Read full article here
Science
‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide new path to study protons
In groundbreaking research, an international collaboration of scientists from the University of Rochester have used a beam of neutrinos to measure the size and shape of the protons that make up the nuclei of atoms. This feat, once thought impossible, provides scientists with a new way of looking at the small components of an atom’s nucleus and opens up a wealth of new information about the structure of an atom’s nucleus and the dynamics of the forces that affect neutrino interactions. The researchers solved the challenge of harnessing neutrinos in large numbers by using a neutrino detector containing a target of both hydrogen and carbon atoms, and over nine years of data collection at Fermilab’s accelerator. Read full article here
Merv
March 25, 2023
