Publication

1987-12-31 - American Philosophical Society

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780871690487
  • Open LibraryOL8349195M

Description

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 includes all horoscopes from this widely scattered material & a few unpublished pieces.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.

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Other Editions

  • Greek Horoscopes (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society)PaperbackAmerican Philosophical Society1987-12-31

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