Babylonian astronomy cannot be fully understood if confined to the history of science. It was, fundamentally, a...
Astrology
Astrology connected movements in the heavens with events on Earth for civilizations across the ancient and modern worlds. Its history reveals changing boundaries between divination and science while tracing an enduring search for meaning in the stars.
A small sample of the ways the planets and stars were portrayed in medieval manuscripts. After coming...
Greco-Roman accounts of the Persian Wars mention astrologers among high-ranking Persian dignitaries. Introduction Hellenistic astrology encompassed various forms...
By inspiring astronomical inquiry, astrology ultimately helped birth scientific innovations. Introduction Western astrology refers to a form...
Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences, dating back to antiquity and the beliefs and practices...
Remarkable for the detailed information it contains on the medieval connections between astrology and the human body....
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Thanks to the trend of publishing daily horoscopes in newspapers and magazines, every person in America knows...
Heavenly bodies and human fate have long been perceived as intertwined. ‘The stars (…) disclose for men...
A handful of manuscripts remain which give researchers valuable insights into medieval science. Introduction Medieval doctors had...
Faith, science, and stargazing influenced everyday decisions in the Middle Ages. Introduction Humankind has always looked to...
Yurri and Wanjel – the Gemini stars Castor and Pollux in the Wergaia traditions of western Victoria,...
More than 2,000 years ago, the Babylonians understood the cycle of eclipses. They also regarded them as signs that could foretell the death of a king. By Dr. Gonzalo...
Ricardo Liberato/wikimedia, CC BY-ND Understanding the past requires knowledge that goes beyond modern science. By Dr. Daniel Brown / 03.12.2018...
This 19th century Sudanese drawing of an amulet includes spells against the ‘evil eye’. Wellcome Library reference: MS...