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work_wu6ouh3xm5bjxpsnp6belvrdsi	Kristine Larsen	Hobbits, Hogwarts, and the Heavens: The use of fantasy literature and film in astronomy outreach and education	2009	5	.pdf	application/pdf	2679	163	58	Due in part to recent (and ongoing) film adaptations, the fantasy series of C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia), J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials), and J.R.R. Tolkien (The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings) are uses of these works in astronomy education and outreach. series –those of C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia), J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), astronomical references in Tolkien's works can be found in Quiñonez & Raggett (1990) No recent fantasy series has sold as many copies as those of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe (or 'Potterverse'). assignment can be found at http://www.physics.ccsu.edu/larsen/paper 1.htm. While astronomy education certainly affords opportunities for the creative use of fantasy literature and film, outreach activities are more flexible in terms of time, content, on astronomical themes and characters in the series (http://www.raritanval.edu/ each of the relevant constellations and stars (e.g. http://www.ccsu.edu/astronomy/	./cache/work_wu6ouh3xm5bjxpsnp6belvrdsi.pdf	./txt/work_wu6ouh3xm5bjxpsnp6belvrdsi.txt