The Light Ages is a history of medieval science. Author Seb Falk gives us this history through the eyes of a fourteenth century crusading astronomer monk, John of Westwyk. Westwyk was born in a rural manor, educated in a grand monastery and then exited to a clifftop priory. He navigated by the stars, cured diseases, and told time with an ancient astrolabe. During Westwyk's travels he encounters an English abbot with leprosy, a French craftsman and spy and a Persian polymath who founded the world's most advanced observatory. The book kind of sounds similar to the travels of Marco Polo but with a scientific bent.
The Light Ages sounds right up my ally! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThese both sound very interesting! I would like to explore more history related nonfiction. I hope you enjoy these when you read them!
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