Posts belonging to Category 'Natural Science'

Albertus Magnus, Roger Bacon, Thomas Aquinas and Robert Grossteste all loved their Brass Robots

Calendar July 31, 2010 | Posted by Mark

As part of my research into magic in the Middle Ages I have been reading Lives of the Necromancers by William Godwin (published in 1834). It is not the most thoroughly researched of academic texts on the subjects, but it is fine for getting an overview of legends related about a number of medieval thinkers [...]

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What did people believe in the Middle Ages, Part 2: Medical knowledge in the Middle Ages and Natural Science

Calendar June 26, 2009 | Posted by Mark

Imagine you are suffering from a bad fever, aches, cough and general flu like symptoms. You might even have the fearsome swine flu. Nowadays you might take pain-killers to relieve the symptoms, or seek medical advice in case you had something more serious. In the Middle Ages, if you could afford to see a doctor, [...]

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