Medievalists.net » Science http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Science and Religion in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/science-and-religion-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/science-and-religion-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:21:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36933 Why did science and natural philosophy suffer such disparate fates in the two great civilizations of Christendom and Islam?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/science-and-religion-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Chinese translation of De re metallica discovered http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/21/chinese-translation-of-de-re-metallica-discovered/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/21/chinese-translation-of-de-re-metallica-discovered/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:03:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61904 Scholars from the University of Tübingen have discovered a 17th century Chinese translation of large parts of De re metallica or On the Nature of Metals, a mining handbook written by Georgius Agricola in 1556.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/21/chinese-translation-of-de-re-metallica-discovered/feed/ 0 Maria the Prophetess: Mother of Alchemy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/maria-the-prophetess-mother-of-alchemy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/maria-the-prophetess-mother-of-alchemy/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:33:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60010 One of the first female scientists, Maria, the Jewess also referred to as Maria the Prophetissa and Maria, Sister of Moses, whose inventions and designs of equipment are used in laboratories today.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/maria-the-prophetess-mother-of-alchemy/feed/ 0 Medieval Studies and STEM http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/medieval-studies-and-stem/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/medieval-studies-and-stem/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:02:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59997 Here are 15 ways that medieval studies and STEM are working together.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/medieval-studies-and-stem/feed/ 0 Caterina Sforza’s Experiments with Alchemy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/12/caterina-sforzas-experiments-with-alchemy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/12/caterina-sforzas-experiments-with-alchemy/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2015 02:38:01 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58928 She collected over four hundred alchemical, medicinal, and cosmetic recipes, and corresponded with other alchemical adepts about materials and laboratory techniques.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/12/caterina-sforzas-experiments-with-alchemy/feed/ 0 Ibn Al-Haytham’s Contributions to Optics and Renaissance Art http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/23/ibn-al-haythams-contributions-to-optics-and-renaissance-art/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/23/ibn-al-haythams-contributions-to-optics-and-renaissance-art/#comments Sat, 23 May 2015 14:38:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58379 I am going to talk about the science of optics, the history of western art, and the influence of Ibn Al-Haytham.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/23/ibn-al-haythams-contributions-to-optics-and-renaissance-art/feed/ 0 The Astrolabe: Medieval Multi-Tool of Navigation http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/21/the-astrolabe-medieval-multi-tool-of-navigation/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/21/the-astrolabe-medieval-multi-tool-of-navigation/#comments Thu, 21 May 2015 19:44:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58343 They were the Swiss Army knife of medieval travelers.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/21/the-astrolabe-medieval-multi-tool-of-navigation/feed/ 0 Places to See: The King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/19/places-to-see-the-king-richard-iii-visitor-centre-in-leicester/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/19/places-to-see-the-king-richard-iii-visitor-centre-in-leicester/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:09:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57700 Now that Richard III has been laid to rest, and his tomb is open to the public for viewing, what more is there left to see when you’re in Leicester? Plenty.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/19/places-to-see-the-king-richard-iii-visitor-centre-in-leicester/feed/ 0 Saltpetre in medieval gunpowder: Calcium or Potassium Nitrate? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/04/saltpetre-medieval-gunpowder-calcium-potassium-nitrate/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/04/saltpetre-medieval-gunpowder-calcium-potassium-nitrate/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:35:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55897 Until recently, it has been accepted that the formulation of gunpowder has always been based on variable mixtures of charcoal, sulphur and potassium nitrate. This has recently been challenged.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/04/saltpetre-medieval-gunpowder-calcium-potassium-nitrate/feed/ 0 A Portal to the Universe: The Astrolabe as a Site of Exchange in Medieval and Early Modern Knowledge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/21/portal-universe-astrolabe-site-exchange-medieval-early-modern-knowledge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/21/portal-universe-astrolabe-site-exchange-medieval-early-modern-knowledge/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:37:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55565 This essay analyzes the astrolabe and its ability to transfer ideas and culture across traditional geographic boundaries, from the perspective of Europe in the Medieval and Early Modern eras.

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