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010    2020028315 
020    9781324002932|qhardcover :|c$30.00 
020    132400293X|qhardcover 
035    (OCoLC)1137839490 
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100 1  Falk, Seb,|eauthor. 
245 14 The light ages :|bthe surprising story of medieval science
       /|cSeb Falk. 
250    First American edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bW.W. Norton & Company,|c2020. 
264  4 |c©2020 
300    xv, 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations (some color), maps (some color) :|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Prologue: the mystery manuscript -- Westwyk and Westwick -
       - The reckoning of time -- Universitas -- Astrolabe and 
       Albion -- Saturn in the first house -- The bishop's 
       crusade -- Computer of the planets -- Epilogue: the 
       mystery instrument. 
520    "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 us the first universities, eyeglasses,
       and mechanical clocks, proving that the Middle Ages were 
       home to a vibrant scientific culture. In 'The Light Ages',
       Cambridge science historian Seb Falk takes us on an 
       immersive tour of medieval science through the story of 
       one fourteenth-century monk, John of Westwyk. From 
       multiplying Roman numerals to navigating by the stars, 
       curing disease, and telling time with an ancient astrolabe,
       we learn emerging science alongside Westwyk, while 
       following the gripping story of the struggles and 
       successes of an ordinary man in a precarious world. An 
       enlightening history that argues that these times weren't 
       so dark after all, 'The Light Ages' shows how medieval 
       ideas continue to color how we see the world today"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
546    Includes quotations in Middle English, Latin, or Italian, 
       with translations in English. 
600 00 John of Westwyk,|dactive 14th century. 
650  0 Science, Medieval|xHistory. 
650  0 Science|xHistory. 
650  0 Inventions|xHistory. 
650  7 Science, Medieval.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01108803 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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