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Eyewitness Companions: Astrology
by Derek Parker, Julia Parker
DK ADULT | September 2007 | ISBN-10: 0756631564 | PDF | 353 Pages | 40.4 mb
https://www.amazon.com/Eyewitness-Companions-Astrology-EYEWITNESS-COMPANION/dp/0756631564
Presenting a series of innovative visual manuals on a wide variety of popular subjects, these richly illustrated companions offer detailed cutaway views, maps, specially commissioned photographs, informative captions, biographical profiles, and a fact-filled text as they cover the basics of different topics of interest.
About the Authors
Julia and Derek Parker are the best-selling huband and wife team who've published over 40 books. Two of the most respected figures in astrology, they broadcast and lecture in Britain, Australia and the US. They live in Australia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
CONTENTS
Introduction 10
- The history of astrology
Prehistory 16
Egypt and Greece 18
Imperial Rome 22
The Early Christian Era 26
The Middle Ages 30
Renaissance Europe 36
The 17th–19th Centuries 40
The 20th Century 44
- The signs of the zodiac
The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac 51
Aries 55 Taurus 67 Gemini 79 Cancer 91 Leo 103 Virgo 115 Libra 127
Scorpio 139 Sagittarius 151 Capricorn 163 Aquarius 175 Pisces 187
- The planets
Introducing the Planets 201
The Inner Planets 203
Mercury 204 Venus 210
The Outer Planets 221
Mars 222 Jupiter 226 Saturn 230
The Modern Planets 235
Uranus 236 Chiron 239 Neptune 240 Pluto 244
- The houses, aspects, and returns
The Houses 249 The Aspects 265 The Returns 285
- Other areas of astrology
Astro*carto*graphy 292
Horary Astrology 294
Beyond the Solar System 298
The Stars 300
- How to draw up your chart
Drawing a Birth Chart 304
Ephemeris Tables 308–47
Sun Tables 308 Moon Tables 312 Mercury Tables 316 Venus Tables 323
Mars Tables 328 Jupiter Tables 332 Saturn Tables 334 Uranus Tables 336
Neptune Tables 338 Pluto Tables 340 Chiron Tables 342
Ascendant Tables 344 Midheaven Tables 346
Glossary 348
Index 350
Acknowledgements 352
Eyewitness Companions: Astrology
by Derek Parker, Julia Parker
DK ADULT | September 2007 | ISBN-10: 0756631564 | PDF | 353 Pages | 40.4 mb
https://www.amazon.com/Eyewitness-Companions-Astrology-EYEWITNESS-COMPANION/dp/0756631564
Presenting a series of innovative visual manuals on a wide variety of popular subjects, these richly illustrated companions offer detailed cutaway views, maps, specially commissioned photographs, informative captions, biographical profiles, and a fact-filled text as they cover the basics of different topics of interest.
About the Authors
Julia and Derek Parker are the best-selling huband and wife team who've published over 40 books. Two of the most respected figures in astrology, they broadcast and lecture in Britain, Australia and the US. They live in Australia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
CONTENTS
Introduction 10
- The history of astrology
Prehistory 16
Egypt and Greece 18
Imperial Rome 22
The Early Christian Era 26
The Middle Ages 30
Renaissance Europe 36
The 17th–19th Centuries 40
The 20th Century 44
- The signs of the zodiac
The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac 51
Aries 55 Taurus 67 Gemini 79 Cancer 91 Leo 103 Virgo 115 Libra 127
Scorpio 139 Sagittarius 151 Capricorn 163 Aquarius 175 Pisces 187
- The planets
Introducing the Planets 201
The Inner Planets 203
Mercury 204 Venus 210
The Outer Planets 221
Mars 222 Jupiter 226 Saturn 230
The Modern Planets 235
Uranus 236 Chiron 239 Neptune 240 Pluto 244
- The houses, aspects, and returns
The Houses 249 The Aspects 265 The Returns 285
- Other areas of astrology
Astro*carto*graphy 292
Horary Astrology 294
Beyond the Solar System 298
The Stars 300
- How to draw up your chart
Drawing a Birth Chart 304
Ephemeris Tables 308–47
Sun Tables 308 Moon Tables 312 Mercury Tables 316 Venus Tables 323
Mars Tables 328 Jupiter Tables 332 Saturn Tables 334 Uranus Tables 336
Neptune Tables 338 Pluto Tables 340 Chiron Tables 342
Ascendant Tables 344 Midheaven Tables 346
Glossary 348
Index 350
Acknowledgements 352