History of Astronomy: Items: Astrology, Mythology, Religion, etc.

This section includes not only history of astrology, applications of astronomy to matters of religion, etc., but also some applications of historic astral mythologies to contemporary pseudo-science. I indicated those documents which have to be used with caution (in my opinion).

• Asian Astrology
  To be used with caution!
• Astrology / mirror
  To be used with caution!
  • A Brief History of Astrology / mirror
• Astrology and Judaism in Late Antiquity, Dissertation by Lester J. Ness
• Astronomy and Astrology in the 12th century by Nicholas Whyte
• Astrology: Find more about the history of astrology with Alta Vista
• Bouché-Leclercq, Auguste: Greek Astrology (L'Astrologie grecque), Chapter 1, 1899
  Draft translation by Lester J. Ness, 1995
• A Brush Daub on the Heavens by Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara
  Japanese Starlore concerning the Pleiades (Subaru).
• Catastrophism
  To be used with caution!
• Catastrophism (or see mirror in Korea)
  To be used with caution!
• Comments on "Eclipses and the Promised Messiah", by David L. McNaughton
• Cornering the Bear by Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara
  Historical Japanese names for Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
• The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras by David Ulansey
• Greek Mythology: Creation of the World
• Mythology of Kiribati
• The Planets and Their Children - A Blockbook of Medieval Popular Astrology
• Resource Guide to the History of Astrology by Lester J. Ness
• The Separation of Orihime and Kengyu
  An ancient Chinese Star Legend is analyzed in its Japanese form.
• The Star of Bethlehem: An Astronomical Perspective by Nick Strobel
• The Star of Bethlehem: Files from American University file archives
  • Science and Christmas
  • The Star of Bethlehem by Craig Chester
• The Star of Bethlehem: Find more with Alta Vista
• Stoudt, Debra L.: "Probatum est per me": The Heidelberg Electors as Practioners and Patrons of the Medical and Magical Arts, excerpt
  Cauda Pavonis, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Spring, 1995); deals also with astrology
• "Vedic Culture"
  To be used with caution!
  • Astronomy and Antiquity of Vedic Culture by Richard L. Thompson
  • Paradoxes of Time and Space by Richard L. Thompson
• Vultus Uraniae: Illustrations from the Library of the Department of Astronomy, University of Bologna
  A virtual exhibition about Urania, the Muse of Astronomy
• Zecharia Sitchin's ancient astronaut theories - a skeptical archive

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