Skip to product information
1 of 1

Greek Horoscopes

Regular price $45.00
Regular price $45.00 Sale price $45.00
Sold out
This is a print on demand publication. 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 ...
Read More
  • 01 January 1987
View Product Details
This is a print on demand publication. 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 includes all horoscopes from this widely scattered material & a few unpublished pieces.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.
files/i.png Icon
Price: $45.00
Pages: 213
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date: 01 January 1987
Trim Size: 11.75 X 8.25 in
ISBN: 9780871690487
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy
REVIEWS Icon