Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomyphilologistgrc.bsky.social @philologistgrc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026while we continue to do battle with bot swarms (and hope to agreed on a more advanced strategy with Tufts), this paper appeared. Useful as the Perseus DL can be as a website, our bigger contribution is probably providing data for many other projects. This only begins the story. 0156
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We're thrilled to be co-sponsoring the 2026 E.H. Gombrich Lecture Series next week, 22-24 September at 6:00 pm BST, with @warburginstitute.bsky.social! Dr. Anthony Grafton of @princeton.edu will deliver this three-part lecture series on the life & controversies of Joseph Scaliger. Details below: 25725
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyBSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026⏳ Two days left to apply The deadline for the BSHS Outreach & Engagement Project Grants is in two days. Grants of up to £500 are available to support creative public engagement with the history of science, technology, and medicine. Don't forget to submit your proposals! bshs.org.uk/oec/#project... 0812
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The "Visualization of the Heavens" database has launched to the public 🌌 The platform provides around 3000 objects related to #Astronomy and starscapes originating in Eurasia and North Africa from 4000 BCE until 1700 CE. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2cnnd92j #HistSci #OpenAccess #DigiHumtinyurl.com“Visualization of the Heavens” Database Launches to the Public | MPIWG“Visualization of the Heavens” database becomes accessible to the public 0115
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Lise Meitner Research Group "China in the Global System of Science" is looking to hire a Student/Graduate Assistant to support: 📚 research 📋 event support 🖍️ editorial work (German/English/Chinese) 📊 data visualization 🗓️ Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/mu5tend3 #STS #Sinology #China 044
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 09/09/2026We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #ScienceCareer #MPRG #TenureTrack 0112136
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyThe Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The @harvard.edu Centre for Italian #Renaissance Studies in Florence Italy and the Warburg Institute offer a joint, residential #fellowship for the 2027-2028 academic year. Applications open - deadline to apply 16 November 2026. Find out more and apply ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/research-fel... #funding 0208
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The 2026 Nuncius Prize deadline has been extended: the new closing date of the Prize is 23.59 (CET) on 30 September 2026. You will find further information here: brill.com/fileasset/do... 000
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT Opening ceremony: roundtable on DHST activities and its comissions. In this session, representatives of different DHST Commissions will speak about the role and activities DHST is carrying out. www.chstm.org/group/early-... 001
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 03/09/2026New digitized manuscripts at e-codices – Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/all/... @fragmentarium.bsky.social 14122
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyAstral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026For this instalment of “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I spoke to Clemency Montelle about her research. Prof. Montelle delivered a public talk at the launch of the ASTRA Research Group in October 2024. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.socialmpiwg-berlin.mpg.de10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Clemency Montelle | MPIWG 022
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomySchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 28/07/2026If you missed last week's #CoffeeWithACodex featuring a 13th century astronomical text + diagrams, you can watch it now on YouTube! youtu.be/OSVK6_PEl6gyoutu.beCoffee With A Codex: Astronomy in Latin (Ms. Codex 826)YouTube video by SchoenbergInstitute 01710
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 17/07/20262026 ESHS/HSS Joint Meeting in Edinburgh 2026: Tabular Practices and the Cross-cultural Exchange of Knowledge in Ancient and Medieval Astronomy, sponsored by CHAMA. Presentations by E. Andriani, B. van Dalen, J. Garzon, C. Özdemir, J. Steele, Y. Verspreet, and M. Yavari, S. Zieme, and M. Husson. 021
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Alfonsine Astronomy, vol. 3: Computational Practices is now out—and fully open access! 🎉 "Unfolding more than two centuries of late mediaeval astronomers’ computational practices, this collective volume explores new venues in the history of astronomy." @brepols.net www.brepols.net/products/IS-... 073
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomySchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 16/06/2026If you missed our visit with Rochester Institute of Technology's Cary Collection 15th century Italian copy of Johannes de Sacrobosco's De Sphera Mundi (bound with two other texts) you can watch it now! It has some unusual diagrams that are worth seeing. youtu.be/FSyZjp5Fm4gyoutu.beCoffee with a Codex: Astronomy Manuscript in Rochester, NYYouTube video by SchoenbergInstitute 0199
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Applications for the Mid-Career Fellowships are open. The programme supports individual research projects fostering public engagement and understanding of the humanities and social sciences. Learn more: bit.ly/4f09Crd 01515
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyCOSMOPOET @cosmopoet.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Despite the meltdown of the trains in Belgium, the #OIKOS Crash Course in #Greek #Palaeography hosted by @unileiden.bsky.social was a true and rare delight: an armillary sphere: a 9C Handy Tables and a very happy @dulila.bsky.social 😍🤩✨✨💫💫 #starwalks 0113
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomySchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Next in our #SIMSseries on LJS 26, a 13th c. astronomical and mathematical manuscript, what we’ve all been waiting for: diagrams! There are several, a couple illustrating eclipses, and diagrams of an astrolabe and a quadrant. Written in Italy. #medievalsky 🔗: bit.ly/41EAKFa 0249
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomySchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 18/05/2026If you missed it - an introduction to our newly acquired MIDDLE ENGLISH FOLDING ALMANAC LONG THOUGHT LOST, ONE OF TWO KNOWN MIDDLE ENGLISH FOLDING ALMANACS - you can see it now and learn its story on YouTube! youtu.be/MHHMrEmWL7Ayoutu.beCoffee with a Codex: Folding Almanac in Middle English (Ms. Codex 2368)YouTube video by SchoenbergInstitute 0209
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomySchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Next in our #SIMSseries on LJS 26, a 13th century astronomical and mathematical manuscript written in Italy:: How do scribes deal with a hole in the parchment? This 13th century scribe outlined the hole in red on one side, and simply wrote around it. 🔗: bit.ly/41EAKFa 0115
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyThe Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Dr Kristen Lippincott gave a fascinating lecture in the Warburg recently, discussing the representation of the constellations and figures on a celestial globe, in artworks from c15th Italy kept in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale. Watch now ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzu... #renaissance #germanus 0167
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomySchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The word is out... tomorrow's #CoffeeWithACodex (12pm Noon EST, on Zoom and open to all) is a 15th century folding medical and astrological almanac, in Middle English. Described and transcribed in the 19th century, it was thought to be lost. But we have it now, and we'll share it with you tomorrow. 0156
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Das MPIWG sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine:n #Werkstudent:in für das Sachgebiet Einkauf und Finanzen 🛒 🌐 Unterstützung beim Aufbau unseres Vertragsmanagementsystems 💌 Assistenz bei der Rechnungsprüfung 🗂️ Mitarbeit an der Digitalisierung der Verwaltung 🔗 tinyurl.com/mu5tend3 #BerlinJob 061
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Research Scholar @jeffreykotyk.bsky.social on @tagesschau.bsky.social on the transmission of #ZodiacSigns through #Buddhism into East Asian culture. 🔭 🔗 buff.ly/yqQbsLz (GER) #HistSci #Astrology #AstroSky #Astronomy #JapaneseStudies #Sinologybuff.lyWie die Astrologie die Wissenschaften voranbrachteAstrologie gehört zu den Pseudowissenschaften. Trotzdem haben Horoskope in der Antike Impulse für die moderne Astronomie und die Mathematik gegeben. Von Sven Kästner. 072
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyThe Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 21/04/2026We’re currently recruiting for a Project Cataloguer on a 1 year fixed-term contract to catalogue parts of our archives relating to our transfer from Hamburg to London in 1933. 35 hours per week £30,842 per annum Apply by 12 May 2026 Apply now ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #jobopportunity #UoL 02925
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyDuygu Yıldırım @duyguyildirim.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Call for Papers: "Technologies of Making and Knowing" Hosted jointly at Getty, LACMA, and UCLA Los Angeles, California, March 4 - 6, 2027 www.historiansofislamicart.org/events-and-s...historiansofislamicart.orgTechnologies of Making and Knowing - HIAABeyond its modern conceptualization, technology has always informed artistic production... 03619
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026New #OpenAccess book: "DAGA TUDAA. Pensées #Toubou II" 📕 Mahuma Abaliy Sediké explores how oral traditions such as proverbs, #Riddles, and tales convey broader knowledge on #Astronomy, pharmacopoeia, or clan brands in the Central Sahara. 🔗 buff.ly/iHlZliE #HistSci #OralHistory #Anthropology 064
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy53rd ICOHTEC Annual Meeting @icohtec2026.bsky.social · 08/02/2026ICOHTEC 2026: Deadline fast approaching! This conference invites reflections on how the history of technology intersects with evolving methodologies, theories, pedagogies, and other branches of historical study, submit your paper at: icohtec2026.hs.duth.gricohtec2026.hs.duth.gr 033
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyKarl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Latest in a series of posts on the Linda Hall Library's earliest editions of Sacrobosco's book on late medieval astronomy, combined with Georg Peurbach's planetary models and including an early use of printing with color woodblocks: www.lindahall.org/about/news/s... #HistSTM #MedievalSky 1229
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyAstral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026In collaboration with the Institute for the History of Knowledge in the Ancient World (Freie Universität), we are delighted to host Alfred Schmid's talk "Hatte die Horoskop-Astrologie einen Gegenstand?" today. Click the link for more details: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/hatte-...mpiwg-berlin.mpg.deHatte die Horoskop-Astrologie einen Gegenstand? | MPIWGThe Max Planck Institute for the History of Science comprises scholars across all Departments and Research Groups, as well as an Administration team, IT Support, Library, Digital Humanities, and Research Communication and Management team. 001
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyAstral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026In the second installment of our “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I interviewed Audrey Truschke about her research, the state of the history of science, and public engagement within broader global debates. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.socialmpiwg-berlin.mpg.de10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Audrey Truschke | MPIWGThe Max Planck Institute for the History of Science comprises scholars across all Departments and Research Groups, as well as an Administration team, IT Support, Library, Digital Humanities, and Research Communication and Management team. 033
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Last few days to apply! Deadline 30/01/2026 001
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyCommission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 17/12/2025The call for the 2026 Training Week: Global History of Astronomy on Primary Sources – A Focus on Cosmology, Physics and Astrology is now open! eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/2... June 8-12 2026 Bibliothèque nationale de France, Observatoire de Paris Deadline: 30/01/26 #historyofastralsciences 0104
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 17/12/2025The call for the 2026 Training Week: Global History of Astronomy on Primary Sources – A Focus on Cosmology, Physics and Astrology is now open! eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/2... June 8-12 2026 Bibliothèque nationale de France, Observatoire de Paris Deadline: 30/01/26 #historyofastralsciences 0104
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 02/12/2025#CallForApplications ✨🔭 Short term #Fellowships with a stipend and self-funded #ResearchStays in #HistSci, #PhilSci, and #SocSci are open to applicants of any nationality 🌏 🔗 bit.ly/4od8Jx5 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 15 and Sep 15 (rolling basis) 📍 Berlin, Germany #CfA #AcademicCareer 1124
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomySchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 03/11/2025This little manuscript contains a treatise on cosmography that describes and illustrates the Ptolemaic model of a spherical earth at the center of the concentric spheres of the universe, and includes diagrams of eclipses and an astrolabe (UPenn LJS 26) #medievalsky 🔗: bit.ly/41EAKFa 13916
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyUniversity of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Today we're celebrating History Day in Senate House w/ @senatehouselib.bsky.social & @ihr.bsky.social! For #HistDay25 we're also celebrating 25 titles in our #NewHistoricalPerspectives series (with the 25th #OpenAccess title publishing tomorrow!). Explore the series: uolpress.co.uk/book-series/...uolpress.co.ukNew Historical Perspectives Archives - University of London Press 075
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 02/11/2025New issue of Journal for the History of Astronomy Vol. 56, No. 4 (2025) journals.sagepub.com/toc/jhaa/56/4 @sagepub.comjournals.sagepub.comJournal for the History of Astronomy - Volume 56, Number 4Table of contents for Journal for the History of Astronomy, 56, 4 1123
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Razieh S. Mousavi has been awarded the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) Prize for her dissertation "Al-Farghānī’s Elements of Astronomy (c. 860 CE): An Interplay of Meaning & Form at the Intersection of Astronomical & Medical Tradition." Congratulations! 🔗 bit.ly/3Lbfotv #HistSci 071
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 06/10/2025The RHS is a membership organisation of 6500+ historians. We welcome applications to join us at any time. Our next closing dates are 13 October and 15 December. We offer categories for all kinds of historians and at all stages of research, from Postgraduate to Fellow: bit.ly/46V8WOQ #Skystorians 02930
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyDr Alison Ray @liber-ray.bsky.social · 07/09/2025It was too cloudy to see the lunar eclipse tonight, so here’s some fun diagrams of eclipses from a 13th century astronomical compilation, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Arch. Selden. B. 34, f. 47v 🌘 210332
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 30/06/2025How does #AI contribute to the study of history today, and how can historians make better use of it? 🗂️ Matteo Valleriani talks to Jessica Hughes of detektor.fm about AI-based methods, his project "The Sphere," and the importance of nonprofit large language models. 🔗 bit.ly/44MVD (GER) #HistScidetektor.fmdetektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radiodetektor.fm konzentriert sich auf die Vermittlung hintergründiger Informationen und ist somit eine Plattform für anspruchsvollen Hörfunk-Journalismus im Internet. Die national relevanten Themen… 001
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyAstral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 15/07/2025📢 Our next High Gravity Talk entitled "Fieldnotes from Battles over Indian History, Society, and Sciences" will be given by @audreytruschke.bsky.social on November 20, 2025, 16:00 at the Leibniz Hall, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mr2jrnz5 @mpiwg.bsky.socialtinyurl.comFieldnotes from Battles over Indian History, Society, and Sciences | MPIWG 022
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyRebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Thanks to @stephenaj.bsky.social's fabulous article (still available at link below) I have had a look at this equally fabulous interactive astrolabe alexboxer.com/astrolabe/. It's a really useful tool for understanding what the instrument does and a lot of fun to play with! #histsci #astronomyalexboxer.comInteractive AstrolabeInteractive astrolabe 33916
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyKarl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Latest open-access issue of the Journal of Astronomical History & Heritage includes this Milky Way / Nut piece, plus articles on Thomas Digges, colonial Mexican astronomy, medieval comet IDs by @comethunter.de, & book reviews on Henrietta Leavitt & Athanasius Kircher: www.sciengine.com/JAHH/issue 🔭sciengine.com Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 23518
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 04/07/2025CHAMA Executive Committee (2025–2029) Assumes Office The newly elected Executive Committee of the CHAMA for the term 2025–2029 has officially assumed their roles. This transition took place during the CHAMA Business Meeting held ICHST in New Zealand. 140
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 29/06/2025The International Congress of History of Science and Technology (ICHST) has officially begun! #historyofscience #historyofscienceandtechnology 0122
Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy @chama-dhst.bsky.social · 19/06/2025The upcoming International Congress of History of Science and Technology will take place from June 28 to July 5 in Dunedin, New Zealand. CHAMA is sponsoring two panels and co-sponsoring a third one in collaboration with CHOSTIS. Check out the programme: 🔗 innovators.eventsair.com/QuickEventWe...innovators.eventsair.comProgram - Program 071
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyCNRS Éditions @cnrseditions.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Le 25 juin en librairie, découvrez le grand entretien de Françoise Combes dans le magnifique @le1hebdo.bsky.social hors-série consacré aux étoiles 💫! 072
Reposted by Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval AstronomyMax-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 27/05/2025#AI should be publicly owned: Max Planck scientist Matteo Valleriani calls for freely accessible large language models (LLMs). Ethics, not profit, should drive development. theguardian.com/technology/2... #LLM #OpenAccess @theguardian.comtheguardian.comLarge language models that power AI should be publicly owned | LetterLetters: The future of public knowledge rests on building open-access LLMs driven by ethics rather than profit, writes Prof Dr Matteo Valleriani 3389