The word clock comes from the Latin word ‘clocca’ which means a bell. That explains why clocks and bells always go together.
Also, castration was not uncommon for people who broke the law in the 14th century.
The word clock comes from the Latin word ‘clocca’ which means a bell. That explains why clocks and bells always go together.
Also, castration was not uncommon for people who broke the law in the 14th century.
I love how there are records of a chancellor in Oxford who excommunicated people from the church for littering.
First part of the book is a history of Oxford’s humble beginnings, an introduction to the astrolabe (complicated), and the political climate (read: uneasy) of early 14th century England.
The intersection of Richard’s education first as the son of a blacksmith, then adopted into the religious orders, then Oxford to where he discovered maths is one of those fun and unique coincidences of history.