As part of a series of lectures in Australia and New Zealand, on subjects connected to his recent book, Faith and Wisdom in Science, Rheology, and the Ordered Universe project, and fresh from Melbourne, Tom will be speaking in Brisbane next Tuesday, 15th September, on: Working with Medieval Scholars on 13th Century Science Texts – AContinue reading “Tom McLeish, and the Ordered Universe in Brisbane”
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Book Launch: Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln
A notice of a special event for Philippa Hoskin and the Lincoln Record Society: On Friday 11th Sept. 2015 the Lincoln Record Society will be launching their much anticipated, Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of Lincoln: The Episcopal Rolls 1235-1253. Ed. Philippa M. Hoskin, Pub. Boydell & Brewer. The event is free (including parking) and light refreshment will beContinue reading “Book Launch: Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln”
David Howard at the Proms…
David Howard (University of York), and Ordered Universe stalwart, will be featured in a Proms Concert Interval programme, tonight, talking about his amazing research into human voice production and its reproduction by machines. ‘Singing Machines’ will be broadcast in the UK at about 19.10 and will be available on the BBC Radio 3 website forContinue reading “David Howard at the Proms…”
Ordered Universe in Australia
Tom McLeish will be giving a talk on the Ordered Universe project in Melbourne, at Monash University, 11th September (2015), in the South Lecture Theatre, 2.15-3.45. Tom will be speaking about the genesis and development of the project and some of the wonderful, surprising things that happen when you put medievalists and scientists together, toContinue reading “Ordered Universe in Australia”
AHRC Funding: Ordered Universe
This is a post I have been hoping very much to be able to make. The Ordered Universe is absolutely thrilled to hear and share the news from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK (AHRC) that our grant application for further, and much more extensive support, has been successful.
Ordered Universe at the Royal Society Public Lectures: Open House
The Ordered Universe, in the persons of Brian Tanner and Giles Gasper, will be delivering a public lecture at the Royal Society as part of its Open House Weekend.
Welomes: Joshua Harvey and Tim Farrant
The Ordered Universe is delighted to congratulate Joshua and Tim on their success in securing doctoral studentships as part of the Mental and Material Laboratories of 13th Century Science project, made possible through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and TORCH at the University of Oxford. We look forward to welcoming them into the Ordered Universe teamContinue reading “Welomes: Joshua Harvey and Tim Farrant”
Update: the Mental and Material Laboratory of 13th Century Science
The mental and material laboratory of 13th century science: an update from Clive Carol Harrison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Christ Church Clive Siviour, Engineering Science, Pembroke College Hannah Smithson, Experimental Psychology, Pembroke College Giles Gasper, Department of History, Durham University The overwhelming misconception of modern science graduates is that prior to the development ofContinue reading “Update: the Mental and Material Laboratory of 13th Century Science”
Our Latest Scientific Collaborator was a Medieval Bishop
Our Latest Scientific Collaborator was a Medieval Bishop. Read Tom’s full version of the Ordered Universe Conversation article written in tandem with our presentation at the Cheltenham Science Festival. The transmission of ideas between cultures within the ancient and medieval periods, as well as within the modern, are key aspects to the whole project. TheyContinue reading “Our Latest Scientific Collaborator was a Medieval Bishop”
Travelling Wisdom – Ordered Universe
Earlier this year in May, Ordered Universe team members participated in a extremely interesting conference organised at the University of Southern Denmark, in Odense. The theme of ‘Travelling Wisdom: Medieval Science in the North c.1000-1500’, proved irresistible, especially when the Ordered Universe team, led by Brian Tanner, was invited to make the opening keynote presentation byContinue reading “Travelling Wisdom – Ordered Universe”