Medieval Science

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605th anniversary of Prague astronomical clockInstalled in 1410, it is the third-oldest astronomical

upennmanuscripts:LJS 295 -[Kitāb-i Advār]This manuscript features a Persian translation of al-Urma

‘The Chaucer Astrolabe’On display at the British MuseumDating to 1326 and of English origin, this is

Today in History, February 27th, 837 AD Halley’s comet makes it 15th recorded passage over the

During medieval times, lodestones were thought to have strong aphrodisiac powers, and magnetic “cure

Illustration of the spherical Earth in a copy of L'Image du monde.

astronomersBartholomeus Anglicus, ‘Livre des propriétés des choses’ (‘De proprietatibus rerum’, Fren

skeletal systemJohn Arderne, De arte phisicali et de cirurgia, England ca. 1425Stockholm, Kungliga b

medieval:From a treatise on astronomy and navigation.1450-1500, Italian (via)

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1178)An influential scholar, mystic and philosopher of the 12th century. T

erikkwakkel:Medieval computerThis is a volvelle, a medieval device that allowed you to calculate the

design-is-fine:Johannes Praetorius, Torquetum, 1568. Nuremberg. Germanisches Nationalmuseu

astronomer foxAlmagest, Paris ca. 1309-1316BL, Burney 275, fol. 390v

cutting the hemorrhoids ‘emoroida inciditur sic’Pseudo-Hippocrates, 'Epistu

Four Leaves from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides’ De materia medica, W.750 by Dioscordin

Tympanum from a wealthy residence in Reims, c. 1160-1180 The three scenes represent Science (to

upennmanuscripts: LJS 295 - [Kitāb-i Advār] This manuscript features a Persian translation of al-

‘The Chaucer Astrolabe’On display at the British MuseumDating to 1326 and of English ori

Detail from the Moon Represented as a Woman on Horseback, made shortly after 1464.

mediumaevum: Planispheric astrolabe Spanish (Barcelona), Medieval (Gothic), 1375 Gilded brass high

heaveninawildflower: Botanical woodcuts taken from ‘Gart der Gesundheit’ by Hamsen Sch

Dunnottar Castle . ⚫It is a ruined medieval fortress located on the northeastern coast of Scotland.

fuckyeahillustrativeart: Mendeleieval Times by Darío Mekler Periods and columns. Elements bei

One more ‘Anatomia’ left the workshop…

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