Old Farmer's Almanac 1999

Old Farmer's Almanac 1999
Author: Robert Bailey Thomas
Publisher: Old Farmer's Almanac
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1998-09
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781571980908
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Dressed in its familiar yellow cover and filled with wonderful illustrations, information, and miscellany, THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC is a favorite and indispensable companion for millions of readers. The oldest continually published magazine in North America.

Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus

Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus
Author: Alexander Jones
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Total Pages: 890
Release: 1999
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780871692337
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Presents 200 hitherto unpub. astronomical texts & horoscopes written in Greek on papyrus, which were excavated a century ago in the rubbish heaps of Oxyrhynchus, a district capital of Roman Egypt. Through these documents we obtain the first coherent picture of the range of astronomical activity, chiefly in the service of astrology, during the Roman Empire. The astronomy of this period turns out to have been much more varied than we previously thought, with Babylonian arithmetical methods of prediction coexisting with tables based on geometrical models of orbits. Editions of the texts are accomp. by facing translations & explanatory & philological commentaries. The intro. provides the first comprehensive treatment of astronomical papyri, explaining their contents & purpose, the underlying astronomical theories, & strategies for analyzing & dating them. Tables & graphs.

The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology

The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology
Author: April Kent
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2011-06-07
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1101527072
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A down-to-earth guide about the message of the stars. For astrology to be useful there's no need to have a crystal ball, incense, meditation, or faith. Learn the practical language of astrology in this clear, easy-to-understand exploration that goes way beyond daily horoscopes and zodiac. With it, the reader will be able to calculate and read their own and others' birth charts; tell signs and planets from houses; create daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly planners- even make predictions for the future. With a glossary and further resources, this guide explores: ? Why horoscopes and descriptions of "sun signs" are usually wrong. ? Why many astrologers use the "wrong" zodiac. ? The several different houses system. ? All the planetary aspects that go beyond the sun and moon. ? The many cycles that determine an astrological forecast.

Chinese Mathematical Astrology

Chinese Mathematical Astrology
Author: Ho Peng Yoke
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2004-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134430671
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Though there are a number of well-written works on Chinese divination, there are none that deal with the three sophisticated devices that were employed by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau in the eleventh century and for hundreds of years thereafter. Chinese experts applied the methods associated with these devices to both weather forecasting and to the interpretation of human affairs. Hidden by a veil of secrecy, these methods have always been relatively little known other than by their names. The first work in any language to explore these three methods, known as sanshi (three cosmic boards), this book sheds light on a topic which has been shrouded in mystery for centuries, having been kept secret for many years by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau.