Funding Opportunity: PhD Funding, Project Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus, University of Würzburg, Deadline: 15th April 2022

Call for ApplicationsOne three-year PhD student position for a Latinist, an Arabist, or a historian of medieval or early modern science The Project Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus (PAL) is dedicated to the edition and studyof the Arabic and Latin versions of Ptolemy’s astronomical and astrological texts and relatedmaterial. These include works by Ptolemy or attributedContinue reading “Funding Opportunity: PhD Funding, Project Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus, University of Würzburg, Deadline: 15th April 2022”

Conference: “Astronomy Across the Medieval World,” St Cross College, University of Oxford, Saturday 18th November 2017

Conference: “Astronomy Across the Medieval World,” St Cross College, University of Oxford – Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics, Saturday 18th November 2017 10.30 am – 5.00 pm The celestial sky has been a source of fascination since ancient times with astronomy being the oldest of the natural sciences. During the medieval period, astronomy flourishedContinue reading “Conference: “Astronomy Across the Medieval World,” St Cross College, University of Oxford, Saturday 18th November 2017″