Confessionalization and comets. John Bainbridge on the comet of 1618

IF 0.9 3区哲学 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Annals of Science Pub Date : 2022-06-12 DOI:10.1080/00033790.2022.2086300

R. Vermij, P. Vieth

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Abstract

ABSTRACT At first sight, the English astronomer John Bainbridge's treatise on the great comet of 1618 appears rather idiosyncratic. It regards the comet as a favourable omen and applies an astrological explanation that is completely metaphorical. At closer look, however, Bainbridge's interpretation appears well in line with the meaning commonly attributed to comets at the time. We should realize that an important function of the discourse on prodigious phenomena, such as comets, was to uphold and strengthen the confessional social order. Moreover, the treatise was addressed to the King rather than to the common population. To understand the early modern interpretation of comets, the processes of confessionalization and de-confessionalization deserve more consideration.

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忏悔和彗星。约翰·班布里奇在1618年的彗星上

乍一看，英国天文学家约翰·班布里奇关于1618年大彗星的论文显得相当独特。它认为彗星是一个有利的预兆，并采用一种完全隐喻的占星术解释。然而，仔细观察，班布里奇的解释似乎与当时普遍赋予彗星的含义完全一致。我们应该认识到，彗星等巨象话语的一个重要功能是维护和加强忏悔的社会秩序。此外，这篇论文是写给国王而不是普通民众的。要理解近代早期对彗星的解释，忏悔录和去忏悔录的过程值得更多的考虑。

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