1st sighting of 'ball lightning' in England uncovered
On June 7, 1195, a fiery spinning ball emerged from a dark cloud in an erstwhile sunny sky close to the London lodgings of the bishop of Norwich.
Giles Gasper
Professor in High Medieval History, Durham University
Giles is a Professor in High Medieval History at Durham University in England, where he focuses on the history of medieval thought and the making of medieval theology. Giles has written on Anselm of Canterbury, monastic learning in the period, especially on notions of natural phenomena and economy, and most recently on Robert Grosseteste. He is a principal investigator on a project with modern scientists as well as medieval specialists to re-edit, translate and explore Grosseteste's scientific works.