(monday) history in your game

[alsih2o]

a few tidbits about astronomy back in "the day"-

ancient astronomy all over the world(lots of good stuff)- http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/

astronomical observation broken down by place and time- http://hbar.phys.msu.su/gorm/eclipse.htm

japanese astronomy in Kinki- http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/sites.htm

the bbc covers astronomy, from ancient cultures through speculations about the future- http://www.open2.net/science/finalfrontier/discoveries/discoveries_medieval.htm

tying astronomy to the scientific revolution (if you get time, porcelain ties in to this theme well also)- http://members.aol.com/chopstcks/gca7sky/history/med.htm

a look at the folks who looked at the stars, how they did it and what they put up with- http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/westciv/science.html

medieval ASTROLOGY, a little different, but same stuff - http://www.new-library.com/zoller/features/

and some modern astronomers looking back at a "nuclear winter" scenario- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/02/040204000254.htm

have fun, think about having your p.c. look up. it may just drive your d.m. mad, and we all know that is good.

 

[Piratecat]

I frikkin' love these threads.

 

[Chronosome]

Nice! Thanks for the links.
You do these every Monday?

 

[alsih2o]

Nice! Thanks for the links.
You do these every Monday?

yeah, i have to prove i am not very productive somehow

here is alink to a few dozen- http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=70066

 

[Inconsequenti-AL]

Useful and conveniently timed!

I was just sat there wondering what kind of portent o' DOOM (tm) to use for a major campaign event... Fleshing it out to something more than - "some stars line up and stuff" now seems like a better idea!

Thanks.

 

[jgbrowning]

Thanks again, AlSiH20.

joe b.

 

[alsih2o]

let's call this a bump.