The light ages : the surprising story of medieval science /

An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death, these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave u...

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Main Author:	Falk, Seb (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English English, Middle (1100-1500) Latin Italian
Language Notes:	Includes quotations in Middle English, Latin and Italian, with translations in English.
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Edition:	First American edition.
Subjects:	John of Westwyk, > active 14th century. Science, Medieval > History. Science > History. Inventions > History.