Episode 36
The Medieval Cosmos
Weird Medieval Guys · Weird Medieval Guys
December 6, 20241h 18mExplicit
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Show Notes
This week, we're getting in our medieval spaceship and travelling through the medieval cosmos to find out just what medieval people thought about all of that space. We'll discuss some correct ideas they had, plenty of incorrect ones, and also how to use medieval astrology to make sure your medieval horse is in peak physical condition.
For more on some of what we discuss, check out:
- The Stars and Human Sexuality: Some Medieval Scientific Views by Helen Lemay
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/230317
- Robert Grosseteste on Light, Truth and "Experimentum" by Simon Oliver
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/41963724
- Foretelling the Future: Arabic Astrology and English Medicine in the Late Twelfth Century by Roger French
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/235980
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