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Greek Horoscopes H B Van Hoesen
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Greek Horoscopes
H B Van Hoesen
What we know about Greek astronomy is dominated by Ptolemy s Almagest (written c. 140 A. D.) & closely related works like Theon s Handy Tables (end of 4th C.) but we have only very little info. about the practice of computing the positions of sun, moon, & planets during any period of antiquity. Now, the Greek horoscopes are available for study as a group which could be expected to reflect the current techniques of Greek astronomy. About 60 horoscopes from the first 5 centuries of our era have been published since Young (1828) & Champollion-Figeac (1840) in the papyrological literature, which comprises 18,000 texts. This vol. includes all horoscopes from this widely scattered material & a few unpublished pieces. Illustrations.
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | 1987 |
| ISBN13 | 9780871690487 |
| Publishers | American Philosophical Society |
| Pages | 213 |
| Dimensions | 210 × 300 × 10 mm · 585 g |
| Language | English |
