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The Light Ages
The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science | Seb Falk
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An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk.
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I know it was important, but not sure that‘s how I‘d want to go down in history!

Bklover He was a pee pro!!!😉 2y
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The relationship between faith and the study of nature was-and remains-a complex one…. Disputed ideas have occasionally caused conflict, of course. But to imagine ‘science‘ and ‘religion‘ as two separate, inevitably antagonistic opponents, or to suggest that such closed-mindedness as does exist has always been on the side of religion, is far too simplistic. The Middle Ages were much more than battles and black boils.

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“Derek Price, they said, was ‘not socially house-trained‘.” #firstlinefridays
So excited to dive into this one!

Karisa 🤣 Great first line! 2y
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A good read about some of the various scientific explorations and level of knowledge during the middle ages. Despite being called the dark ages there was a surprisingly good amount of science done, though not quite with the same level of methodology introduced during the enlightenment period. Good context read for some of my other medieval studies.

#history #science

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