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Seb Falk

Jun 20, 20163 min read

The start of summer?

Facebook greeted me today with this little graphic: Given that this is the radar picture over the UK this morning, it’s not surprising...

Seb Falk

Jul 13, 20151 min read

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

May 29, 20151 min read

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

Jun 9, 20145 min read

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...

Seb Falk

Feb 14, 20141 min read

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

Jun 20, 20134 min read

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...