Title

'The Philospohers on the Summit of Mount Athos...', 15th century, (1943). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'The Philospohers on the Summit of Mount Athos Taking Observations of the Stars and Writing Words in the Dust', 15th century, (1943). Astronomers using instruments to observe the night sky. Illumination from "The Travels of Sir John Mandeville", a travel memoir which first appeared in the late 14th century. The term 'philospher' (lover of wisdom), meaning someone who studied nature, was replaced by the modern term 'scientist'. 'Philospher' came to refer to someone who asks questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Published in "British Philosophers', by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1943]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G33_151

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License type

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61,3Mb (3,3Mb) / 13,7in x 17,4in / 4101 x 5225 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men stars night night sky country writing science guy astronomy British English medieval Greece instrument summit location century Britain observing philosophy time of day B&W 1940s Scientific Instrument Forties black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages 20th century astronomer astronomers history 15th century The Print Collector decade fifteenth century Mount Athos philosopher TGN manuscript Unknown William John Collins Mandeville Sir John Mandeville Matthews Philosophers William Collins Kenneth Matthews Sir John social history Britain in Pictures William Collins & Sons Kenneth John Mandeville manuscript