COSMOPHYSICAL CORRELATIONS OF CREATIVE ACTIVITY IN CULTURE HISTORY

The regularities in the creation of outstanding works of painting and poetry, as well as scientific discoveries over a period 1400-1800 was estimated quantitatively. The occurrence of an about 10-year periodici ty of the creative activity in West-European and Chinese painting, poe try and science is shown. As a rule, the peaks of creative work in Chi na agree with those in West Europe. Since the Chinese civilization was not directly connected with the European one, the effect of a synchro nizing external factor is proposed. It is assumed that variations in s olar activity serve as such a factor. The study is based on historical data on painting, poetry, and scientific discoveries in the period fr om 1400 to 1800.