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Oct 02 2007 12:00am EDT

Art and Science

Can art have direct practical utility?

Seems so:

Researchers in Athens are studying sunsets painted by Rubens, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Hogarth, Turner, and others in an attempt to determine the effect of volcanic eruptions on climate.

An unlikely tool for environmental scientists.

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