I actually constructed this instrument way back in April and May of this year and printed a stack of them as vigil tokens. However, this video got put on the backlog for a long time because I was hoping to stage the medical introduction with live actors. But it was just too difficult to try to arrange such things, so I opted for using images from manuscripts. I think it still works well.
Astronomy at Cahokia
Understanding Ptolemy’s Almagest – Book VII & VIII
Astronomy in the Odyssey
I’m heading to Pennsic in a few hours and am happy I was able to get this finished before heading out.
If you’re going to be at Pennsic, make sure to attend some of the classes I’ll be teaching! While the content is generally the same as the YouTube videos, I’ll be bringing along actual period books relevant to many of them that attendees can examine.
Understanding Ptolemy’s Almagest – Book VI
SCA Updates – Upcoming Classes & Vigil Information
A few SCA updates:
1. I have several classes that I’ll be teaching coming up.
2. The boon was begged1 for my elevation to the Order of the Laurel.
Details for both beneath the fold. Continue reading “SCA Updates – Upcoming Classes & Vigil Information”
The New Astronomy: Brahe & Kepler in Prague
Chaucer’s Use of Astronomy in the Canterbury Tales
This video is an adaptation of one of my more recent SCA classes. It was prepared for a Canterbury Tales themed event last September, but I’d held off on converting it into a video, because I thought it would be appropriate to release the video on April 18th: The date of the pilgrimage Chaucer gives. Unfortunately, a bunch of real life got in the way…
Astronomy in Germany
Last month, I visited Germany for a conference on medieval Islamic astrolabes. Unfortunately, that was not particularly suitable for a video on my channel (as it was too deep in the weeds). But, if I was already heading across an ocean, I decided to take some additional time to visit some of Germany’s other astronomical locations.