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800-Year-Old Chronicle Turns Out to Be Earliest Report of Ball Lightning in England

28 January 2022 by panda

One day in June 1195, around noon, something unusual took place near the city of London. A dark cloud appeared to give birth to a white orb of light, which dropped towards the Thames river, rising and falling in a spinning motion.   The observation – recorded by the Benedictine monk Gervase of Christ Church … Read more

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Occam’s razor: The medieval monk who saw the power of simplicity

24 December 2021 by panda

William of Ockham was tried for heresy before the Pope, only to make a daring escape. His big idea, known as Occam’s razor, remains the keenest tool for honing our understanding of the world Humans 15 December 2021 By Johnjoe McFadden Kiki ljung ON MY daily drive into work at the University of Surrey, I … Read more

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