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The light ages : the surprising story of medieval science / Seb Falk.
"An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death: these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave us the first universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks, proving that the Middle Ages were home to a vibrant scientific culture. In 'The Light Ages', Cambridge science historian Seb Falk takes us on an immersive tour of medieval science through the story of one fourteenth-century monk, John of Westwyk. From multiplying Roman numerals to navigating by the stars, curing disease, and telling time with an ancient astrolabe, we learn emerging science alongside Westwyk, while following the gripping story of the struggles and successes of an ordinary man in a precarious world. An enlightening history that argues that these times weren't so dark after all, 'The Light Ages' shows how medieval ideas continue to color how we see the world today"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324002932
- ISBN: 132400293X
- Physical Description: xv, 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: the mystery manuscript -- Westwyk and Westwick -- The reckoning of time -- Universitas -- Astrolabe and Albion -- Saturn in the first house -- The bishop's crusade -- Computer of the planets -- Epilogue: the mystery instrument. |
| Language Note: | Includes quotations in Middle English, Latin, or Italian, with translations in English. |
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| Subject: | Science, Medieval > History. Science > History. Inventions > History. John of Westwyk, active 14th century. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Boone Area Library | 509 FAL (Text) | 33249023581402 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults 509.4 FAL Science Technology (Text) | 33454005789805 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
| North Wales Area Library | 509.4 Falk (Text) | 35410000778852 | NWAL Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | 509 Fal (Text) | 33223008715566 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 509.4 FALK (Text) | 34455006765487 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 509.4 (Text) | 33062009506396 | Adult Nonfiction | Recently Returned | - |
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