Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death: these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. He discusses what the remarkable life and (perhaps) ordinary achievements of John Westwyk tell us about the place of precise planetary astronomy within monastic life, and within medieval culture more generally. The Light Ages An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. The Light Ages is an attempt to write a history of science in the later Middle Ages which focuses on everyday practices of calculation, demonstration, teaching, learning and instrument use.įalk's talk will examine what we can know about the astronomical skills of a poorly-recorded monk in fourteenth-century England. The Light Agesįalk talks about his book The Light Ages: A Medieval Journey of Discovery, published in Dutch as De verlichte middeleeuwen. Histories of medieval sciences, especially those written for non-academic audiences, have often focused on big ideas and famous names. This time the lecture will be given by Dr Seb Falk (University of Cambridge). In The Light Ages, Cambridge science historian Seb Falk takes us on an immersive tour of medieval science through the story of one fourteenth-century monk, John of Westwyk.On 26 November, the next (online) edition of the lecture series of the Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies will take place. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave us the first universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks, proving that the Middle Ages were home to a vibrant scientific culture.
Born in a rural manor, educated in England’s grandest monastery, and then exiled to a clifftop priory, Westwyk was an intrepid crusader, inventor, and astrologer. Kp boken The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science av Seb Falk (ISBN 9781324002932).
"An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. In The Light Ages, Cambridge science historian Seb Falk takes us on a tour of medieval science through the eyes of one fourteenth-century monk, John of Westwyk. xv, 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, illustrations (some color) 24 cm.
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