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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I am sure at one time or another this sort of thing happens to everyone in medieval studies--you are so familiar with something that you forget it can be a new and exciting discovery to someone else. The Muslims invented Algebra and calculated the movement of the sun around the earth--yes, mathematically and exactly--it moved in a strange and inticate patten, yet mathematically precise even though it is much simpler to calculate how the earth moves around the sun!! Attached is picture taken two years ago in Fez, Morocco of my wife and I in front of a fountain. There is an intricately geometric mosaic and above is carved plaster--another ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html