This was announced in October on this list by Mark Gingrich. Although it deals with the use of cathedral meridiana it goes much further in summarizing the history of astronomy leading to the calendar reform and the involvement of the church. Very thoroughly referenced. I was delighted to read so much greater detail of the lesser figures of and astronomy following Galileo.
May not be a quick read! Lufkin Brad wrote: > I've just seen an ad for a book called "The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as > Solar Observatories" by J.L. Heilbron, Professor and Vice Chancellor > Emeritus, UC Berkeley, and Senior Research Fellow, Worcester College, > Oxford. It's gotten pretty good reviews, including a nice blurb by Owen > Gingerich of Harvard. > If anyone has read it, I'd like to hear about it before spending $35.
