History of the Zodiac
The zodiac was first clearly defined by the Babylonians some 2500 years ago, but until recently the basis of this original definition remained unknown. This zodiac of the Babylonians, known as the sidereal zodiac because it is specified in direct relation to the stars (Latin sideris, 'starry'), was used for centuries throughout the ancient world, all the way to India, and must be distinguished from the tropical zodiac in widespread use by astrologers in the West today, which was introduced only in the middle of the second century A.D. by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Such was Ptolemy's influence, however, that the tropical zodiac gai…
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- ISBN: 978-1-59731-152-6
- EAN: 9781597311526
- Produktnummer: 2814450
- Verlag: Sophia Academic Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.2 cm 322 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 322
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