Description: History of the Zodiac by Robert Powell The zodiac was first clearly defined by the Babylonians some 2,500 years ago, but until recently the basis of this original definition remained unknown. This zodiac of the Babylonians, known as the sidereal zodiac because it specified in direct relation to the stars (Latin sidera, 'stars'), was used for centuries throughout the ancient world, all the way to India, and must be distinguished from the tropical zodiac in widespread use by astrologers in the West today, which was introduced into astrology in the middle of the second century, A.D. by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Such was Ptolemy's influence, however, that the tropical zodiac gained prominence and, except for its survival in a variant form in India, knowledge of the sidereal zodiac was lost.
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Publication Name: Sophia Academic Press
Book Title: History of the Zodiac
Item Length: 9.2in.
Publisher: Perennis, Sophia
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Paperback
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.5in.
ISBN-10: 1597311529
Author: Robert Powell
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Science
Topic: Zodiac, History, Astronomy, Astrology / General
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 6.1in.
Item Weight: 11.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 214 Pages
