# explorearchives archivescience

In th'olde days of the king Arthour,
Of which Britons speken greet honour,
Al was this land fulfild of fayerye.
(Chaucer, late 14th century)

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2017-11-27

Chaucer is well known for his fictional works but did you know he also wrote scientific treatises? This is a page from a manuscript dated 1391 on the Astrolabe, written in Middle English rather than Latin. Find out more at https://t.co/kguv311cAf

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2017-11-23

When you've been binge watching anime and see nothing but over dramatic anime characters act out Chaucer's poems in English assignments 😬

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2017-10-29

“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer

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2017-05-17

My latest column for : Chaucer's vision of a post-truth world https://t.co/tdzFDMGgJT

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2017-02-09