Medieval Mentality

Passages that try to explain how the world works, with no judgement about how accurate or erroneous their explanations are.

Medieval Mentality

The Dance of the Heavens

November 12, 2019 Saxo

“Others have suggested that during the hours of night, when the sun’s course is beneath the earth, an occasional gleam of its light may shoot up into the sky; for they insist that Greenland lies so far out on the earth’s edge that the curved surface which shuts out the sunlight must be less prominent there.” […]

Greek and Roman

The Origin of Life

October 15, 2019 Saxo

“Then, as the sun’s fire shone upon the land, it first of all became firm, and then, since its surface was in a ferment because of the warmth, portions of the wet swelled up in masses in many places, and in these pustules covered with delicate membranes made their appearance.” […]