Rachel Feltman: These days, science and magic are generally thought of as being diametrically opposed: fact versus fiction, reason versus fantasy, modern sensibilities versus archaic misconceptions.

Medieval interest in physical astronomy has been relatively neglected compared to positional astronomy. In this paper tables for colors of solar and lunar eclipses in Hebrew manuscripts are examined, ...

During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and color to show ...

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The University of Texas at Arlington Library and the Medieval Science and Technology class are collaborating on a special eclipse exhibition. Editor’s note: This ...

A 14th-century astrolabe, one of the important instruments of medieval science (Photo by Hasan Esen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) This is a review I’ve been sitting on for a while, because I’ve ...

What exactly was it that the monks saw that night in the sky in 1178? Could it have been the impact of an asteroid hitting ...

LONDON — A device that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it. The brass astronomy tool, called an astrolabe ...

LONDON — A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it. The brass device, called an ...

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college in the course of the 2025-2026 academic year. Bates News is introducing ...