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Rune calendar website

Fri, 2 May 2008 17:25:25 -0400

Looking for an interesting A&S project, fan of Nordic studies - or just seeking an interesting way to track time - then visit the Gangleri website for an article on Rune Calendars.

Arthur C. Clarke Dies

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:47:52 -0400

Famed science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke has died on March 18 at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the age of 90. Best-known for his work 2001: A Space Odyssey, his work on communications satellites also helped change the world.

"Copernicus' Secret" brings scientist to life

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:48:05 -0500

Up until now, little has been known about the personal life of medieval astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, but author Jack Repcheck brings life to the man in his new book Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began. Owen Gingerich reviews the book for the Sunday New York Times.

Peter the Rock Passes Away in Atenveldt

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:59:17 -0400

Author and scientist Peter L. Manly, known in the SCA as Lord Peter of Barony Atenveldt (or Peter the Rock, Peter of House Staghold), passed away at the VA Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona on July, 27, 2007, just shy of his 62nd birthday.

Galileo's Gazing

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:47:00 -0400

Start: 2007/10/13 - 09:30

End: 2007/10/14 - 10:00

Timezone: Australia/NSW

description:
The Canton of Stowe-on-the-Wowld and the Barony of Rowany are pleased to present Galileo's Gazing (aka The Stargazing Event)

*When: From 0930 ,Saturday 13th of October to 10am Sunday 14th.
*Where:
Glenworth Valley Horse Riding Centre http://www.glenworth.com.au/find-glenworth.html
Peats Ridge, NSW, Australia.
Lattitude 33°24'10.70"S Longitutde 151°11'35.17

Location:
Canton of Stowe-on-the-Wowld and the Barony of Rowany (Peats Ridge, New South Wales, Australia)

"Astonishingly modern" technology marks 14th century Indian observatory

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:40:02 -0400

Scientists working at the 14th-century Pir Ghaib Observatory in Delhi, India were astonished to find instruments used to tell time and study the celestial skies including a "zenith tube" through which the moon could be observed.

14th century astrolabe brings record price

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:57:48 -0400

A rare 14th century astrolade quadrant has been auctioned off to an anonymous bidder for UK£138,000. The instrument was crafted of brass in 1388 and was used "for telling time, mapping the stars and taking measurements."

14th century astrolabe to be auctioned

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:51:07 -0500

A 14th century astrolabe quadrant, discovered beneath the clay floors of a 17th century building in Kent, England, has been listed for auction March 21, 2007 with hopes to bring between UK£60,000 and UK£100,000.

Scientists at last understand ancient calculating device

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:52:05 -0500

After many years of study, scientists at last can fathom the works of a calculating device from ancient Greece, which some researchers consider more valuable than the Mona Lisa due to its unique historical value.

Cosmologists Find Truth in Medieval World View

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:00:04 -0400

In The View from the Center of the Universe, Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams point out the similarities between ancient beliefs about a terracentric universe and recent discoveries about the results of the Big Bang.

Today in the Middle Ages: July 13, 1527

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:01:07 -0400

John Dee, scholar, mystic, and astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I, was born on July 13, 1527.

"Tropical Stonehenge" Found in Amazon Rainforest

Tue, 4 Jul 2006 14:47:09 -0400

Scientists have uncovered a ring of stones in the Amazon jungle near Sao Paulo, Brazil, that they are calling the "Tropical Stonehenge."

Today in the Middle Ages: June 6, 1178

Tue, 6 Jun 2006 12:22:19 -0400

On June 6, 1178, a group of monks in Canterbury reported seeing "two hours of light" on the shadowed part of the moon.

Today in the Middle Ages: April 30, 1006

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:47:55 -0400

The brightest supernova seen in historical times appeared on April 30, 1006.

Today in the Middle Ages: April 24, 1066

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:17:01 -0400

On April 24, 1066, Halley's Comet appeared in the skies over an already unsettled England.