The following dissertation, Alternative Abstractions: Art and Science in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles investigates how the histories of astronomy and modern physics impacted the production of abstract artwork in Southern California. In the artistic practices of Helen Lundeberg,…
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The cosmic microwave background (CMB) provides a powerful tool for study of the history and evolution of the universe. Several decades of CMB measurements have yielded an increasingly clearer picture of the contents, structure, history, and fate of the cosmos. While some informa…
This thesis examines the historical development of American space policy as an imperial project. This paper is periodized in three chronological eras—the Cold War, the 1990s, and the post-9/11 era—that display distinct viewpoints and methodologies toward the practice of expansio…
This study on the ethnobotany of Southern Bushmanland, that forms part of the greater Nama-Karoo biome, was underpinned by eight hypotheses, namely (a) that the Matrix Method is the most effective method to record the ethnobotany of the region; (b) the uses of plants for medicin…
The study of dwarf galaxies is of great importance to understand galaxy formation and evolution on the smallest mass scales. According to the current cosmological paradigm, galaxies grows hierarchically from the accretion of smaller systems. The dwarf galaxies that we observe to…