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Michael Scot and the Four Rainbows (2017)

Tony Scott (Author)

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science
Volume: 0
Issue: 2
Pages: 204-225

DOI: 10.24117/2526-2270.2017.i2.18

URI: http://www.historiographyofscience.org/index.php/transversal/article/view/28

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Meteorology Rainbow Natural philosophy Medieval 13th century Scot, Michael

We apply a physical and historical analysis to a passage by the medieval scholar Michael Scot concerning multiple rainbows, a meteorological phenomenon whose existence has only been acknowledged in recent history. We survey various types of physical models to best decipher Scot’s description of four parallel rainbows as well as a linguistic analysis of Scot’s special etymology. The conclusions have implications on Scot’s whereabouts at the turn of the 13th century.

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