Medievalists.net » Copernicus http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/michelangelo-copernicus-sistine-chapel/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/michelangelo-copernicus-sistine-chapel/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:14:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51726 A detailed examination of the themes, motifs and secrets held with Michelagelo's masterpiece.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/19/galileo-the-impact-of-the-telescope-and-the-birth-of-modern-astronomy/feed/ 0 The Planetary Portent of 1524 in China and Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/19/the-planetary-portent-of-1524-in-china-and-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/19/the-planetary-portent-of-1524-in-china-and-europe/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:52:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=28052 Events of 1524 in China and Europe in response to the planetary phenomenon offer insights into the divergent Chinese and Western responses to such “millennial” events.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/19/the-planetary-portent-of-1524-in-china-and-europe/feed/ 0 The reception of Copernicus as reflected in biographies http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/22/the-reception-of-copernicus-as-reflected-in-biographies/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/22/the-reception-of-copernicus-as-reflected-in-biographies/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:05:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=18964 The reception of Copernicus as reflected in biographies Kühne, Andreas Proceedings of the 2nd ICESHS (Kraków, Poland, September 6–9, 2006) Abstract Problems of the early modern Copernicus biographies The biographer of a person who was living in the 19th or 20th century is usually confronted with an abundance of material that he has to choose, sort […]

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