Seb Falk
Launch of the Digital Equatorium
I wrote this post for the Peterhouse Perne and Ward Libraries blog. It is cross-posted from there with their kind permission. 28 May saw...
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Seb Falk
- Feb 14, 2014
- 1 min
The Scholar as Craftsman: Notes and Records article
Regular readers of this blog (if there are any, I should apologise to them for my long silence) will be familiar with the story of King...
Seb Falk
- Oct 15, 2013
- 2 min
Researching King Arthur’s Table at the Adler Planetarium
This post is cross-posted from the blog of the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, USA. It was written after a research visit I made to the...
Seb Falk
- Oct 7, 2013
- 2 min
Video: Connecting with Collections Symposium
I was pleased to be able to speak at (and help organise) the Connecting with Collections Symposium a few weeks ago. That event showcased...
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
- May 29, 2013
- 3 min
Three Faces of Derek de Solla Price
This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. I recently read a fascinating article about the early years of the...
Seb Falk
- Apr 23, 2013
- 3 min
Titbits in the archives: how to make and move an equatorium
This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. At the start of this project I was only hoping to find some ...
Seb Falk
- Mar 19, 2013
- 4 min
Why did Derek de Solla Price come to Cambridge?
This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. In a previous post I introduced one of the main subjects of my...
Seb Falk
- Mar 19, 2013
- 1 min
King Arthur’s Table goes on display
This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. Last Friday was a proud day, as the object I re-discovered and am...
Seb Falk
- Feb 27, 2013
- 3 min
Lawrence Bragg and the Cavendish Laboratory
This post is cross-posted (with minor modifications) from the Connecting with Collections blog. This month the Connecting with...
Seb Falk
- Jan 29, 2013
- 2 min
Biographical musings
This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. My current project is about King Arthur’s Table. I described this...
Seb Falk
- Jan 8, 2013
- 2 min
King Arthur’s Table: From Cavendish to Whipple
Remember when I found King Arthur’s Round Table? I told the story way back in my second ever blog post. Go and have a read if you’ve...
Seb Falk
- Oct 21, 2012
- 3 min
How I found King Arthur’s Round Table
I’ve just started a research project focusing on a medieval manuscript, The Equatorie of the Planetis. This manuscript describes the...
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