How did medieval historians interpret solar eclipses and other celestial events?
More than 800 years ago, around 1195, Gervase, a monk living at Canterbury Cathedral, included a number of reflections on natural, often celestial, phenomena in his chronicles. He was far from unusual in this regard. Medieval monastic thinkers frequently recorded celestial events such as eclipses. In the Middle Ages, most celestial observations were made by… Read More »