AN interesting catalogue of second-hand books on astronomy, astrology, alchemy and the occult sciences has recently been published by Émile Offenbacher, 10 Rue Pasquier, Paris, 8 e. Among the more ...

Astrology -- Myth and history -- The vault of heaven -- Influence of the heavens on earth -- Magic -- Fabled origins -- The great themes -- Practitioners and practices -- Mind and body -- Enchanted ...

Introduction: the problematic status of astrology and alchemy in premodern Europe / William R. Newman and Anthony Grafton -- "Veritatis amor dulcissimus": aspects of Cardano's astrology / Germana ...

IN A.D. 1605 Sir Francis Bacon appended to the "Advancement of Learning" some prescriptions for posterity. These contain an injunction to construct "A Just Astrology". Bacon had previously assessed ...

When Rudolf II was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1576, he quickly filled his castle with artistic and scientific treasures. Marshall returns repeatedly to Rudolf's attempt to create a "theatre of the ...