Medieval petitions and 17th-century astronomers

Mark Ormrod gives a colourful insight into medieval petitions; Christopher Lewis and Alison Boyle discuss two of the 17th century’s greatest astronomers: Galileo and Thomas Harriot

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Published: July 19, 2009 at 2:36 pm

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