Ordered Universe Co-investigator Tom McLeish was invited down to the Cambridge Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) to talk about the project in that famous institution’s regular ‘fluids’ seminar series.
Category Archives: 13th Century Science
Ordered Universe goes Down Under
As Giles has already indicated, I have been enjoying a lecture tour over the last week in Australia and New Zealand. Originally catalysed by the Faith and Wisdom in Science book (which does have some Grosseteste stuff in it), and an invitation from the Theology department of Otago University here in Dunedin – particularly theirContinue reading “Ordered Universe goes Down Under”
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”
Living in an Ordered Universe
The De artibus liberalibus (On the Liberal Arts) has felt somewhat different from the three treatises that the Ordered Universe group had looked at before. Unlike the De colore, the De iride, the De luce and the De generatione sonorum, the De artibus liberalibus isn’t primarily aimed at elucidating a phenomenon of natural order –Continue reading “Living in an Ordered Universe”
The Liberal Arts at Lincoln and a Choral Homage in Grosseteste’s Chapel
Easter Week saw the Ordered Universe project team converge for three days on the ancient city of Lincoln – where Robert Grosseteste was Bishop from 1235-1253. It felt almost like a pilgrimage for those of us who have been studying the scientific works of this 13th century polymath together for 5 years now. We even broughtContinue reading “The Liberal Arts at Lincoln and a Choral Homage in Grosseteste’s Chapel”
13th Century Science: Doctoral Studentships – Applications Open
13th Century Science – Doctoral Studentships – Deadline 7th April