Ahead of April 8 total solar eclipse, UT Arlington students embrace medieval astronomy

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Ahead of April 8 total solar eclipse, UT Arlington students embrace medieval astronomy
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Partnering with librarians, about 25 students from the Medieval Science and Technology class in the history department dedicated their spring semester to...

Partnering with librarians, the students produced an exhibit, opening March 26, comprising maps, photographs and medieval instruments.

“This has been very exciting for me because these are historical documents,” said Jang. “These are materials that you dream about. You want to be able to manipulate these maps. These maps are actually older than the U.S.” Aaron Mata, a junior exercise science student, points to astronomer Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr’s “Theoria Eclipsivm” during the Medieval Science and Technology class at the University of Texas at Arlington’s Library of Special Collections on Monday, March 18, 2024, in Arlington..” This diagram, drawn in 1742 by astronomer Johann Doppelmayr, depicts solar and lunar eclipses and inspired the exhibit’s name.“This one was a general idea of what the solar system was like.

“This instrument functions like a nighttime sundial, accurate anywhere on Earth, based on the user’s location,” Patrón explained.

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