Table of Contents
Horoscope xi
Introduction 1
1 To Everything there is a Season 9
2 From Obscure Beginnings: Amarna, Egypt, 1338 BC 31
3 A Quick Spin around the Celestial Sphere: Syracuse, Sicily, 212 BC 49
4 Signs from Above: Marcus Manilius and the Traits of the Zodiac: Rome, 44 BC 71
5 Claudius Ptolemy's Astrological Travel Guide: Ultima Thule, 79 93
6 How Unique is a Horoscope? Vettius Valens and the Gospel of Fate: Alexandria, Egypt, 139 119
7 Patterns, Patterns, Everywhere! Masha'allah's Astrological History of the World: Baghdad, 762 149
8 When You Wish Upon A Star. Which Algorithm Should You Use? Guido Bonatti's Astrological Wheel of Fortune: Mount Ventoux, France, 1336 173
9 What's in a Name? Astronomers, Astrologers, and Mathematicians: Herrevad Abbey, Denmark (Now Sweden), 1572 205
10 Big Astrology: Mare Tranquillitatis, The Moon, 1969 229
Conclusion: Upon the Words Of No One 261
Acknowledgments 265
Notes 267
Index 301