Seb Falk
How to read a medieval astronomical calendar
What do all those columns of letters and numbers mean? This post explains how to make sense of all the information.
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Seb Falk
- Aug 16, 2015
- 5 min
How did an Italian astrolabe end up on the New Zealand passport?
A few years ago I enjoyed a blog post in which National Maritime Museum curator Rebekah Higgitt wrote about the “navigation” theme of the...
Seb Falk
- Jul 13, 2015
- 1 min
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Inspirational Astronomy
OK, so I missed Andy Murray’s Wimbledon semi-final. And I missed seeing England hammer the Aussies in Cardiff. But I didn’t care. ...
Seb Falk
- Jun 2, 2015
- 4 min
Drawing up a medieval horoscope
I’ve written a blog post entitled “How to cast a medieval horoscope” before. But I didn’t tell the whole story. Regular readers of this...
Seb Falk
- May 29, 2015
- 1 min
The vernacular in medieval astronomy – at Kalamazoo
I recently returned from the International Congress on Medieval Studies. It’s held every year at the University of Western Michigan in...
Seb Falk
- Jan 21, 2015
- 4 min
Precision and accuracy in medieval astronomy
What is the difference between precision and accuracy? In modern English they are used almost interchangeably. But there is a...
Seb Falk
- Jan 18, 2015
- 2 min
Is the Moon a planet or a star?
It’s rare that shopping channels grapple with complex problems in astronomy – but miracles do happen. Here’s the contributors to QVC...
Seb Falk
- Dec 16, 2014
- 3 min
String Theory – Medieval-style
Apologies for the long hiatus! I’ve been busy with lots of things, among them the birth of my first child. I’ll post his horoscope here...
Seb Falk
- Oct 8, 2014
- 1 min
Ships, Clocks & Stars
I recently visited, and very much enjoyed, the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum about the quest for longitude. It’s on until...
Seb Falk
- Jun 20, 2013
- 4 min
How to cast a medieval horoscope
I wrote this post for the blog of the 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine (iCHSTM), which takes...
Seb Falk
- Jan 24, 2013
- 4 min
What’s the difference between an astrolabe and an equatorium?
This is a question I’ve been asked several times, and it’s a reasonable one given that this blog is called “Astrolabes and Stuff”, yet...
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