The training course "Manuscripts for Research" started today! Organized by the Aga Khan University in collaboration with the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa. With the participation of RUTTER member Juan Acevedo. #Arabic #manuscript #navigation Aga Khan Library European Research Council (ERC)

Pilots and cosmographers clashed over truth and accuracy: while cosmographers sought geographic precision, pilots saw #charts as practical tools for #navigation—not reflections of the Earth’s true form. Read more in the blogpost by José M. Moreno Madrid. rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/07/pilots… #maps

#Employment The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford is seeking applications for the position of Departmental Lecturer (DL) in Classical Arabic Literature. Read more: mesana.org/resources-and-…

You know an #internship on #rutters was a success when the intern, after finishing the activity, asks to see original #manuscripts! Thank you, Biblioteca de #Ajuda, for welcoming Francisco under the guidance of Luana Giurgevich. #CienciaVivaNoLaboratorio European Research Council (ERC) CIUHCT

“The chain of authorities is not hearsay and not mere bibliography, it is as if we ourselves had seen the fever abate under the crocodile's fang, and memories return under the hoopoe’s tongue”—a new post! lisbon-arabic-reading.blogspot.com/2025/08/marvel… European Research Council (ERC) RUTTER ERC Project CIUHCT #histsci #philsci

Are you a researcher looking to enhance your communication skills and make your research more accessible? Science Speaks could be the perfect opportunity for you! 🙌 Read more ⬇️ MCAA CommWG Mednight El Caleidoscopio Spain-Portugal Marie Curie Alumni Universidad CEU UCH

In early modern #navigation, theory met practice at #sea. Cosmographers had the models, but #pilots had the skills—and they almost always won. Read the finale of Pilots Always Win by José M. Moreno Madrid at rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/08/pilots… CIUHCT European Research Council (ERC)

TN 14, likely the last RUTTER Technical Note, explores Plate 2 of the 1375 Catalan Atlas by Cresques Abraham & Jehuda Cresques. #Cosmography, #astronomy, #astrology & #geography for pilots—plus the annual #calendar, 19-year lunarium & 28 lunar mansions. rutter-project.org/wp-content/upl…

Introduction and selected astronomical pages of Aḥmad ibn Mājid’s "Commentaries on the Principles and Foundations of Maritime Science", a 15th-century classic on #Indian #Ocean #navigation. Edited by Juan Acevedo. rutter-project.org/digital-librar… CIUHCT European Research Council (ERC) #Aldebaran

Is it dangerous to mistake one fish for another? Yes, especially if your intention is to eat them. Read the post "Fish-Tasting and Toxic Navigation: Life and Death at Sea in 1526" by Luana Giurgevich about the case of poisoning onboard the ship Conceição. rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/08/fish-t…

QUATRI PARTITU en cosmografía práctica y por otro nombre llamado Espejo de navegantes - digital edition! A standardised, searchable, hyperlinked, open-source version of this important work by Carmo Lacerda and Juan Acevedo. rutter-project.org/digital-librar… #navigation #Iberian #DH

Henrique Leitão closing remarks: "The RUTTER project officially ended on 31 August 2025. It will take some time for RUTTER's contributions to percolate in the academic world, but their impact will be felt. It was a unique privilege to lead such an exceptional group of people."

Over the past six years, the RUTTER team published a total of 128 posts in the Reading Rutters blog, plus 59 in its sister Arabic Science and Philosophy blog. Juan Acevedo sums up this activity in the post rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/08/thats-… European Research Council (ERC) CIUHCT

Uma notícia incrível para deixar feliz qualquer historiador. bonecasrussas.com.br/mapas-historic…

New book! #Rutters and logbooks were more than navigation aids: they shaped #cartography, law, science and Europe’s global expansion. Essential reading on how #oceans connected the #EarlyModern world. Available at: rutter-project.org/wp-content/upl… #MaritimeHistory #GlobalHistory #histsci

Still haven’t checked out the RUTTER Project video series? Discover the project through the voices of its participants, as they share their roles and what it means to them. Available on our website (rutter-project.org/video/) and YouTube channel (youtube.com/@rutterproject…).

Book launch of "Santo Antão: The Jesuit College in Lisbon and Its History" (Brill, 2025). Edited by David Salomoni, Luana Giurgevich, and Henrique Leitão. Info at broteria.org/pt/programa?sh… Book available at zenodo.org/records/156561… Society of Jesus European Research Council (ERC) CIUHCT Univ. de Lisboa

Exciting keynote “Mariners, Maps and Mathematics: Science in Early Modern Portugal” by Henrique Leitão at the 4th Teaming Club Conference, in Vairão, Portugal, showcasing much of the work carried out within the RUTTER project. (Photo: Pedro Beja) cibio.up.pt/en/events/4th-…

Tomorrow, at 19:00, Brotéria, Lisbon. Free participation! In collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies. Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies CIUHCT European Research Council (ERC)

Such a necessary book to clarify actual historical questions concerning #longitude—a topic that has been misleadingly presented as an English question, when in fact it has a long history and considerable developments with navigation in Early Modern Portugal. #Histsci