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Divining the world through an artist’s almanac
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Rose Mackenberg’s deceptive activism
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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
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The marrow of astrology. The second part : wherein is contained a table of houses, calculated for the latitude of London : with tables of semidiurnal and seminocturnal arches ... / by John Bishop.
Bishop, John, active 17th centuryDate: 1688- Books
Medical astrology / Onkarlal Sharma "Prmad".
Prmad, Onkarlal Sharma, 1934-Date: 1999- Books
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A tutor to astrologie: or astrology made easie : being a plain introduction to the whole art of astrology: whereby the meanest apprehension may learn to erect a fugure, and by the same, to give a determinate judgement upon any question or nativity whatsoever. Also new tables of houses, calculated for the latitude of 51 degrees 32 minutes, being the latitude of London. Whereunto is added, an ephemeris for the year 1657. With all other necessary tables, that belong to the art of astrology. Also how to erect a figure, the rational way, by the tables of triangles, more methodically, than hath yet bin pub ished. [sic] Digested into this pocket volumn, for the conveniency of those that erect figures abroad. / By W.E. Philomat.
Eland, WilliamDate: [1657]- Books
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The marrow of astrology : the second part. Wherein is contained, a table of houses, calculated for the latitude of London: with tables of semidiurnal and seminocturnal arches. Also tables of twilight and mundane aspects; and the whole doctrine of nativities, laid down in twenty genitures, according to the true intent and meaning of Ptolomy, wherein is discovered the errors of Argol, Regiomontanus, and others. The like never before done in English. By John Bishop, student in astrology and chimistry.
Bishop, John, active 17th centuryDate: 1687- Books
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The marrovv of astrology : In two books. Wherein is contained the natures of the sines and planets, with their several governing angels, according to their respective hierarchies. And the method of directions according to the Ægyptians and Chaldeans, with several other useful examples. Also a table of houses, exactly calculated for the latitude of London, with tables of the mundane aspects, and all that is requisite for the rectifying and directing nativities; according to the true intent and meaning of Ptolomy: wherein is discovered the errors of most of our modern authors: unto which is added and appendix, adapted to the use and illustration thereof, in a nativity exemplified according to the doctrine of mundane aspects. The like never done in English. By John Bishop, student in astrology and chymistry. To which is prefix'd a preface in commendation of the author and his method, by Henry Coley.
Kirby, Richard, 1649-Date: 1689