ad Astra

Ad Astra presents a series of academic conversations with researchers on the history of astrology. It offers to a wider audience the main academic debates and works on the historical role of astrology in culture, ...more

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February 09, 2021 01:06:46
Tables, Computation & Astrological Practice with Richard Lynn Kremer

Tables, Computation & Astrological Practice with Richard Lynn Kremer

In this episode we have as our guest Professor Richard Lynn Kremer. He is an emeritus professor of History of Dartmouth College, specialising in...

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February 02, 2021 01:15:41
History of Astrology and Pseudo-Ptolemy's "Karpos" with Darin Hayton

History of Astrology and Pseudo-Ptolemy's "Karpos" with Darin Hayton

In this episode we talk with Darin Hayton, associate Professor of History and Chair of History Department at Haverford College. Professor Hayton has published...

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January 23, 2021 00:13:45
Peter Schiller (1947-2013): Astrology and Art

Peter Schiller (1947-2013): Astrology and Art

This episode of In Memoriam we are joined by Günther Oestmann to remember historian Peter Franz Schiller (29 November 1947 – 23 January 2013). ...

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January 21, 2021 00:58:27
Cosmology, Magic and Spirituality in Al-Razi with Michael Noble

Cosmology, Magic and Spirituality in Al-Razi with Michael Noble

In this episode we talk with researcher Michael Noble about his recent book: Philosophising the Occult. Avicennan Psychology and ‘The Hidden Secret’ of Fakhr...

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January 11, 2021 00:58:48
Astrology & Instruments: the Armillary Sphere with Samuel Gessner

Astrology & Instruments: the Armillary Sphere with Samuel Gessner

In this episode we talk to Samuel Gessner about the armillary sphere, an interesting astronomic instrument with astrological applications. Samuel explains the role and...

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January 04, 2021 00:49:21
Printing, Prophecy & Early Modern Astrology with Jonathan Green

Printing, Prophecy & Early Modern Astrology with Jonathan Green

In this episode we talk with Jonathan Green, professor at the University of North Dakota, and a researcher of German medieval and early modern...

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