［Wizards and Sorcerers 魔法使いと魔術師］ Rens van der Sluijs September 24, 2014Picture of the Day Title page of Gilbert’s De Magnete (1600). ―――――――― Sep 24, 2014 元の一次資料を参照しないと、科学と人文科学の両方でエラーが発生することがよ…

［Burning Questions 燃える謎］ Rens van der Sluijs July 2, 2014Picture of the Day Tonatiuh, the Aztec Sun god, who wavered upon his first rising until bloody sacrifices were made. 血なまぐさい犠牲が払われるまで彼の最初の上昇で揺れたアステ…

［Cross with the Sun 太陽に伴う十字架 ］ Rens van der Sluijs June 22, 2014Picture of the Day Left: The ‘sun disc’ or ‘disc of Shamash’, a detail from the ‘sun-god tablet’ (c. 860-850 BCE), discovered in a foundation deposit in the Temple o…