The discovery of statistical laws of heredity by Gregor Mendel was an important advance in biological science. However, Mendel's opinion that the entire character was transmitted was not derived from his data and instead reflected prior beliefs outside the domain of science. It is argued here that Mendel, a monk and later abbot of an Augustine monastery, was influenced by St. Augustine's theory...

In the pre-millennial fervor of late 1999, Gutenberg and his invention, the printing press, topped nearly every list of pioneers and projects that changed the course of history. Aside from technological innovation, Gutenberg is remembered because he gave people the gift of access to others' ideas and the vehicle to disseminate their own. Once literacy shifted from the monastery to the mainstrea...

We present an OWL 2 ontology representing the Saint Gall plan, one of the most ancient documents arrived intact to us, that describes the ideal model of a Benedictine monastic complex, and that inspired the design of many European

This article is devoted to the research of History Book Psalms manuscript from A.S.Norovʼs book collection stored in Department manuscripts Russian State Library. The was written at beginning 18th century Church Slavonic language Polish letters by two nuns East Slavic region Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth who moved Russia that time. Very few such texts have survived, and almost all them were cr...

The article analyzes S. P. Shevyrev’s book ‘Journey to Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery’ and focuses on the geopoetics of Belozerye region. novelty study lies in its use geopoetic paradigm as a tool for analysis examination relatively understudied work. relevance is due growing interest literary geography. presents an exploration spatial sacred imagery local text Russian North. It argues that image...

The Fifth International Institute of Forecasters Workshop on “Predictability of Financial Markets” was celebrated during 16 and 17th of January 2009 in the old beautiful building of the ISEG in Lisbon. In the old times, this building was a monastery and we have used its impressive cloister decorated with typical Portuguese tiles for the coffee breaks and lunches. The presentations have taken pl...

This article has two aims. First I argue that the old habits of the printed book often have influence on our way of thinking in our work with electronic texts. I stress here the importance of evaluating the new possibilities that the new technological tools provide for philological work. In the second part I present a project that is currently working with the Old Swedish material from the Vads...