Medievalists.net » Geology 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 The Eternity of the World and Renaissance Historical Thought http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/27/the-eternity-of-the-world-and-renaissance-historical-thought/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/27/the-eternity-of-the-world-and-renaissance-historical-thought/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:01:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38953 Medieval and Renaissance controversies over the Aristotelian doctrine of “the eternity of the world” have hitherto been treated as disputes restricted to natural philosophers and theologians.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/27/the-eternity-of-the-world-and-renaissance-historical-thought/feed/ 0 Emeralds, sapphires, pearls and other gemmological materials from the Preslav gold treasure (X century) in Bulgaria http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/05/emeralds-sapphires-pearls-and-other-gemmological-materials-from-the-preslav-gold-treasure-x-century-in-bulgaria/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/05/emeralds-sapphires-pearls-and-other-gemmological-materials-from-the-preslav-gold-treasure-x-century-in-bulgaria/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:08:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34502 The medieval settlement of Preslav (now Veliki Preslav) was founded during the VIII to IX century. It has been proclaimed the second capital of Bulgaria in 893 and is related to the reign of Tsar Simeon the Great.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/05/emeralds-sapphires-pearls-and-other-gemmological-materials-from-the-preslav-gold-treasure-x-century-in-bulgaria/feed/ 0 Fossils as Drugs: pharmaceutical palaeontology http://www.medievalists.net/2012/01/08/fossils-as-drugs-pharmaceutical-palaeontology/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/01/08/fossils-as-drugs-pharmaceutical-palaeontology/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:41:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=28439 The present paper surveys the medicinal applications of a number of fossils which were well known in classical, mediaeval and renaissance times....

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