MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Jul 29, 2022
Why Did People in Medieval Europe Think that Virgil Made Robots? Science Fiction, Astral Magic, and Literary Theory

Image: Poster Summer Colloquium

From Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, ca. 1460–70. Source: https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/written-in-the-stars-astronomy-and-astrology-in-medieval-manuscripts/

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Contact and Registration

The colloquium is open to everyone interested and will be offered in hybrid format. To register please contact Tracy Wietecha (twietecha@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de).

About This Series

This event is part of the Max Planck Research Group Premodern Sciences Summer Colloquium 2022.

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Poster Summer Colloquium 2022_05_19.pdf
2022-07-29T13:05:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2022-07-29 13:05:00 2022-07-29 14:00:00 Why Did People in Medieval Europe Think that Virgil Made Robots? Science Fiction, Astral Magic, and Literary Theory i From Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, ca. 1460–70. Source: https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/written-in-the-stars-astronomy-and-astrology-in-medieval-manuscripts/ Respondent TBC Tracy Wietecha Tracy Wietecha Europe/Berlin public