Essays about: "John Williams"

Found 2 essays containing the words John Williams.

1. 1. Re-examining the dynamics of the Milky Way with new distance estimates

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : John Wimarsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Milky Way dynamics; Gaia; distance estimates; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : The use of reliable distance estimates is key to derive accurate three-dimensional velocities of celestial objects. Systematic overestimation and large uncertainties in the distances will thus provide misleading information of an object's kinematics. READ MORE

3. 2. Contrasting Identities : A Study of Power and Freedom in the Roman Empire As Depicted in John Williams’ Augustus

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Artem Rakov; [2017]
   Keywords : Augustus; Julia; John Williams; The Roman Empire; storytelling techniques; the feminine identity; the masculine identity;

   Abstract : Upon being announced as one of the winners of the 1973 National Book Award, John Williams’ novel Augustus (1972) was classified as a book of a supposedly more traditional form compared to John Barth’s experimental work Chimera (1972) that Augustus shared the prize with that year. This essay will examine John Williams’ novel Augustus, with the purpose of analysing two of the novel’s main characters, Augustus and his daughter Julia. READ MORE