Comments on: Prester John http://timetoeatthedogs.com/2010/03/11/prester-john/ On Science, History, and Exploration Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sigve R. Leland http://timetoeatthedogs.com/2010/03/11/prester-john/#comment-2620 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:15:07 +0000 http://timetoeatthedogs.com/?p=2192#comment-2620 Wasn’t the common assumption in Europe by the 15th century that Prester John was the emperor of Ethiopia? I’m not saying that’s where the myth originated, but I was under the impression that the myth was firmly associated with Ethiopia by that time.

]]> By: From Prester John to higher mathematics. « The Renaissance Mathematicus http://timetoeatthedogs.com/2010/03/11/prester-john/#comment-832 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:49:22 +0000 http://timetoeatthedogs.com/?p=2192#comment-832 [...] has a stimulating post on how the, today as myth dismissed, story of a Christian King in the East, Prester John served as a driving force in the wave of European exploration that started in the 15th century. It [...]

]]> By: Blogs http://timetoeatthedogs.com/2010/03/11/prester-john/#comment-830 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:13:01 +0000 http://timetoeatthedogs.com/?p=2192#comment-830 The Giant’s Shoulders #21—History of Science Blog Carnival…

This latest edition of The Giant’s Shoulders celebrates the birthday of Caroline Herschel who was born on 16 March 1750. In the early 1770s she moved to Bath to join her brother William. Initially she helped him teaching and performing music. On …

]]> By: Blogs http://timetoeatthedogs.com/2010/03/11/prester-john/#comment-827 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:46:00 +0000 http://timetoeatthedogs.com/?p=2192#comment-827 The Weekly Smörgåsbord #4…

Along with the usual range of modern topics, there are a couple of links to late medieval and early modern topics. I’m always happy to see posts on earlier material. “Scott and Scurvy” — An interesting history of scurvy from the…

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