The Architecture of Reality - 18

• Medieval thinkers, contrary to popular belief, had a sophisticated understanding of gravity and Earth's spherical nature

• Dante's Divine Comedy demonstrates advanced grasp of gravitational concepts, using them as allegory for spiritual truths

• Medieval worldview integrated physical properties with allegorical and theological meanings, influencing architecture (e.g., cathedrals)

• The Divine Comedy portrays gravity shifts as metaphors for spiritual reorientation, culminating in a profound perspective change in Paradiso