David E. Pingree
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LOCATION: Providence, RI, United States
Professor of the History of Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Author of Gregory Chioniades and Palaeologan Astronomy and others.
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Astrology, type of divination that involves the forecasting of earthly and human events through the observation and interpretation of the fixed stars, the Sun, the Moon, and the planets. Devotees believe that an understanding of the influence of the planets and stars on earthly affairs allows them…
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