Another year of blogging is almost in the proverbial books and I must say that while 2016 was a wretched … More
Month: December 2016
‘The Eagle Huntress’ And The Ancient History Of Falconry
Over at the Forbes blog this week, I discuss the ancient and medieval history of falconry in the Mediterranean. After seeing … More
Numbering The Stars: Remembering the Contributions of Medieval Muslim Astronomers And Catalogers
This week over at the Forbes blog, I discuss the International Astronomical Union (IAU)‘s publication of an official catalog of 227 … More
History From Below 