Curated OER
Crises in the Late Medieval Church
Corruption and power misuse about, the medieval church is on its last legs by the time this presentation is finished. Using inventive flow charts and maps to illustrate the growing crises between the church and medieval society, students...
Florida State University
Florida State University: Science, Optics, and You: Roger Bacon
This Science, Optics, and You site offers a biography of Roger Bacon with focus on his treatises on optics.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Roger Bacon 13th Century Learning
Following brief introductory information, this excerpt from Roger Bacon's "Compendium Studii Philosophiae" includes notes. The excerpt is C.G. Coulton's modernized version. Site by Fordham University.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Roger Bacon
Fordham University provides this site with information on "On Experimental Science, 1268." Roger Bacon reviews "the principles of wisdom from the point of view of experimental science."
Other
Latter Rain Page: Roger Bacon's Life, Works, Philosophy
Well-rounded biography of Roger Bacon with very clear explanation of his philosophy. The focus is on his belief that knowledge can be attained through scientific experiments and through divine inspiration. Includes brief excerpt from...
Other
Silk Road Foundation: Gun and Gunpower
This site provides a description of how and when gunpowder was discovered and used for military purposes. Also includes information on the invention of machinery, like cannons or guns, to make use of gunpowder.
University of Notre Dame
Jmc: Scholasticism in the Thirteenth Century
"Scholasticism in the Thirteenth Century" covers many philosophers. For information on Roger Bacon, go to the third section, The Great Schoolmen of the Thirteenth Century, and examine paragraphs 6, 7, and 8. The focus is on Bacon's life...
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Rober Bacon's Place in the History of Alchemy
Interesting, sophisticated, and well-documented analysis of Roger Bacon's place in the history of alchemy, including quotations and/or references to "Opus Minus," "Opus Tertium," and "DePlantis."Also includes a matrix showing the...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Roger Bacon
Sophisticated biography of Bacon that discuses his life and his works, from the now dated but once classic Catholic reference work of the first half of the twentieth century, "The Catholic Encyclopedia."
University of Oxford (UK)
Museum of History of Science: Roger Bacon
In this portion of the Oxford Virtual Science Walk, a single paragraph briefly touches on Roger Bacon's life, achievements, and predictions. Illustration of the now-demolished study and observatory of Bacon.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: University of St. Andrews: Roger Bacon
The University of St. Andrews publishes this biography of Bacon, which includes links to quotations and images of Bacon and to related information.
Curated OER
University of St Andrews: Roger Bacon
A black-and-white portrait of Roger Bacon, English scientist and philospher of the thirteenth century.