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The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

bySeb Falk

In The Light Ages, Seb Falk presents a biographical portrait centered on the Surprising Story of Medieval Science. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of biography & autobiography and history. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Publication date

Nov 17, 2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

320

ISBN

9781324002932