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Posted on June 24, 2018June 24, 2018

“Voyagers in the Vault of Heaven: The Phenomenon of Ships in the Sky in Medieval Ireland and Beyond” – a paper by Michael McCaughran links the Kilnaruane Pillar, Françoise Henry and Seamus Heaney

Via Medievalists.Net, I came across this paper from 1998 this paper (on page 175 of the PDF): Abstract : This paper explores the phenomenon of ships voyaging in the sky.…

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Posted on May 5, 2018May 4, 2018

“To use a crank, our tendons and muscles must relate themselves to the motion of galaxies and electrons.”

From Lynn White’s  “Medieval Technology and Social Change“, Chapter III, Section 2, “The Development of Machine Design” (114-5)   Students of applied mechanics are agreed that ‘the technical advance which…

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Posted on September 15, 2017

Eleanor Parker on myths about the Middle Ages

An interesting piece that touches on anti-Catholic myths, historical myths, and science vs. religion myths. The medieval Church, let’s be clear, had no objection to scientific progress. Throughout the Middle…

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Posted on November 24, 2015

Review of “Through A Distant Mirror Darkly”, by Mark Lord. SF Site 2014

I read Tim Severin’s The Brendan Voyage over the last few days – a wonderful adventure story and a stirring depiction of how medieval technology was adapted to the conditions it faced.…

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