The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

by Seb Falk

Book Overview

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. As medieval thinkers sought to understand the world around them, from the passing of the seasons to the stars in the sky, they came to develop a vibrant scientific culture.

In The Light Ages, Cambridge science historian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 132400293X
• ISBN13: 9781324002932
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"