Medievalists.net » Roger Bacon 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 A Medieval Weather Report http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/a-medieval-weather-report/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/a-medieval-weather-report/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:11:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61053 What was England's weather like 746 years ago?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/a-medieval-weather-report/feed/ 0 The Calamitous Fourteenth Century in England: All Doom and Gloom? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/28/the-calamitous-fourteenth-century-in-england-all-doom-and-gloom/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/28/the-calamitous-fourteenth-century-in-england-all-doom-and-gloom/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 14:52:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41331 This was a fantastic paper given at the Crown and Country in Late medieval England session at KZOO. There were only two papers but both were interesting and enjoyable. This paper delved into the history of science in late medieval England and examined why the fourteenth century, a time that is usually synonymous with doom and gloom, plague and uprising, wasn't all that bad upon closer observation.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/28/the-calamitous-fourteenth-century-in-england-all-doom-and-gloom/feed/ 0 Adelard of Bath and Roger Bacon: early English natural philosophers and scientists http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/05/adelard-of-bath-and-roger-bacon-early-english-natural-philosophers-and-scientists/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/05/adelard-of-bath-and-roger-bacon-early-english-natural-philosophers-and-scientists/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:38:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=24992 Adelard of Bath and Roger Bacon: early English natural philosophers and scientists Hackett, Jeremiah M. Endeavour, Vol. 26(2) 2002 Abstract The image of Roger Bacon as a ‘modern’ experimental scientist was propagated as historical truth in 19th century scientific historiography. Twentieth century criticisms attacked this tradition, arguing that Bacon was primarily a medieval philosopher with ‘medieval’ scientific […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/05/adelard-of-bath-and-roger-bacon-early-english-natural-philosophers-and-scientists/feed/ 0 Roger Bacon’s life and ideas in Russian historiography http://www.medievalists.net/2009/01/03/roger-bacon%e2%80%99s-life-and-ideas-in-russian-historiography/ http://www.medievalists.net/2009/01/03/roger-bacon%e2%80%99s-life-and-ideas-in-russian-historiography/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:47:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=1767 His life and views have attracted the attention of Russian historians for two centuries, and the aim of this paper is to review the impact of Bacon and his ideas on Russian historiography.

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