John David North

Argues that Stonehenge's scientific purpose was to observe the setting midwinter sun, and that astronomical observations made by the ancient Britons were as rational and methodical as they are today

A New Interpretation of Prehistoric Man and the Cosmos

Stonehenge

Horoscopes and History

A History and Critique of Modern Cosmological Theories

Time and the Scholastic Universe

A History of Modern Cosmology

The Measure of the Universe

Arie Johan Vanderjagt

Lodi W. Nauta

The essays in this volume reflect the wide-ranging interests of John D. North, distinguished historian of science and philosophy. They take up various themes to which he has made important contributions: the development of scientific knowledge and methodology, the style of scientific and philosophical thought, and the uses of scientific knowledge in the making of instruments or the casting of horoscopes. These essays will be of much interest to all historians of science and philosophy.

Essays in the History of Science and Philosophy Presented to John D. North

Between Demonstration and Imagination

North, John David North

This study reveals for the first time the full extent of Chaucer's use of astronomy in his work and sheds new light on the poet's character, literary techniques, and wider purposes. Part I discusses the physical, astronomical, astrological, and geomantic elements of Chaucerian cosmology, providing an introduction to the history of the techniques of medieval astronomy, and argues that Chaucer was indeed the author of the treatise on the equatorium. Part II identifies astronomical allegory in more than a dozen of Chaucer's works.

Chaucer's Universe

John David North

Books

Your next favorite book is out there