Astronomy

I am currently researching ancient astronomy using period texts such as Ptolemy's Almagest, Chaucer's Treatsie on the Astrolabe. As I put together articles, they will appear here.

Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe: A Parallel Translation

Links:
Astrolabes - THE site for information on the Astrolabe

Skeat's book on Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe
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        Copy of original book on Google Books

Aristotle
    To understand the worldview of the Middle Ages, it is important to understand the Physics of  Aristotle
Physics
On the Heavens

The classic work on astronomy as it was known in the Middle ages: Ptolemy's Almagest (available from Amazon.com)