astronomy

Christine de Pizan and the Book of the Queen

Christine de Pizan and the Path of Long Study

Fabulous Females, History of Science, Medieval History / / , ,

This is one of my favorite illustrations from Medieval history, from _The Book of the Queen_, and shows Christine de Pizan (1364-1431) — the first woman professional writer in French — standing in a celestial sphere surrounded by the sun, moon, and stars. The miniature features a scene from an allegorical tale by de Pizan […]

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Cosmic Cliffs

Big History, History of Science / / ,

Things very old and very new feature prominently in this newly-released image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Going by the catchy name “Cosmic Cliffs,” this is an edge of a section of a nebula (the Carina Nebula, to be exact, appearing in our southern hemisphere) known as NGC 3324, first identified by James Dunlop

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