History of Astronomy : Topics

History of Astronomy: Topics: 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).

• Ancient Lithuanian Mythology and Religion
• Asian Astrology
  To be used with caution!
• The assassination of Domitian, by Nicholas Whyte
  About the Roman Emperor Domitian and astrology.
• Astrology
  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Astrology / mirror
  To be used with caution!
  • A Brief History of Astrology / mirror
• Astrology and Judaism in Late Antiquity, Dissertation by Lester J. Ness (Or see here.)
• Astronomy and Astrology in the 12th century by Nicholas Whyte
• Astronomy in the Bible
  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Astrology: Find more about the history of astrology with Alta Vista
• Bishop Ussher dates the world: 4004 BC
• The Book of Henoch (Ethiopic)
  Including astronomy. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913.
• Book of Jubilees
  Including astronomy. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913.
• Bouché-Leclercq, Auguste: Greek Astrology (L'Astrologie grecque), 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!
• The Celestial David and Goliath, by F. Graham Millar
• A Century of Reform: Why The Astrology Of The 17th Century Could Never Survive In The 18th, by Deborah Houlding
  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
• Encyclopedia Mythica
  Including myths of the sky. E.g., type in "constellation" at the search page.
• The Galileo Affair, by George Sim Johnston (Or see mirror.)
  From Catholic issues
• Magi, by Walter Drum
  The "wise men from the East" who came to adore Jesus in Bethlehem. Including Magian astrology. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913.
• Mithraism, by J.C. Arendzen
  Including astronomy and astrology. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913.
• Recent History of the Vatican and the Galileo Case
• Greek Mythology: Creation of the World
• Looking for the Heavenly Casket, by Michael Witzel (See also here.)
  About the "heavenly casket" mentioned in Vedic literature.
• The Mill of Time: Celestial Cycles And Ancient Mythological Science, by Terry Alden
• Mythology of Kiribati
• The Planets and Their Children - A Blockbook of Medieval Popular Astrology
• Research Sources for [History of] Astrology, by Lester J. Ness
• Science and the Church, by J.G. Hagen
  Including astronomy. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• The Separation of Orihime and Kengyu
  An ancient Chinese Star Legend is analyzed in its Japanese form.
• Revealing the Star of Bethlehem, by Michael R. Molnar
• The Star of Bethlehem: An Astronomical Perspective, by Nick Strobel
• The Star of Bethlehem, by Richard Binder
• The Star of Bethlehem: Files from American University file archives
  • Science and Christmas
  • The Star of Bethlehem by Craig Chester
• Star of Bethlehem
  Links to web sites.
• The Star of Bethlehem: Find more with Alta Vista
• Star Myths and Constellation Lore
• 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
• Windows to the Universe
  A learning system on the Earth and Space sciences for the use of the general public.
  • Mythology

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 22 Nov 1995. Latest update: 20 Feb 2002