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From ancient times to the present day， astrology has captured the imagination -- is it possible that human fate is influenced by the stars? Astrologers throughout the ages have advised the powerful， from popes to presidents to royalty， and their influence can be seen as a hidden history behind the great events of the past. In The Fated Sky， historian Benson Bobrick writes the first serious history of astrology and takes a fascinating look at its origins and impact on human events.Astrology is the origin of science itself， as astronomy， mathematics， and other disciplines arose in part to make possible the calculations necessary in casting horoscopes. In earlier times， it was a science that won the respect and allegiance of the greatest thinkers and rulers of the ancient world， and eventually claimed adherents among the great astronomers of the scientific revolution -- Copernicus， Kepler， and Newton among them. Statesmen such as Churchill and de Gaulle consulted astrologers， and St. Thomas Aquinas thought astrology not incompatible with Christian doctrine. It is even said the Incas submitted to the Spanish conquistadors without a fight because their arrival coincided with an astrological prophecy. And astrology permeates our cultural consciousness， from references in the Bible and Shakespeare to expressions such as ?ill-starred? or ?lucky stars.?Rich in historical anecdote and astrological lore， The Fated Sky shows us that while the true power of astrology may be open to debate， the belief in its power has been -- and continues to be -- an enduring and intriguing influence on history and the history of ideas.
From Publishers Weekly
In this lively work， historian Bobrick (Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired) takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic journey through the history of the reading of the stars. As he shows， from astrology’s birth 6，000 years ago in Babylonia to the Reagan White House， the stars have been studied， interpreted and followed: they drove Christopher Columbus to America， says Bobrick， and their study led to the sciences of astronomy and chemistry. While he gives a nod to the eastern mystics who originated astrology， Bobrick mostly traces the many threads of astrology as they weave through Western thought. Copernicus， Isaac Newton and even Martin Luther studied the astrology texts of their day， using them not only for personal guidance but as a tool in their own remarkable work. Attacked by establishment churches and debunked and scoffed at by contemporary science， astrology has stayed with us and flourishes. Not only are 40 million Americans ravenous consumers of astrology and dedicated followers of horoscopes， but， Bobrick says， astrology is reappearing in academe. With great passion and clarity， Bobrick has written the perfect thinking reader’s companion to the daily horoscope. 16 pages of illus. not seen by PW.
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