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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November 18, 2020 00:46:14
Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance with Ovanes Akopyan

Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance with Ovanes Akopyan

DEBATING THE STARS IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WITH OVANES AKOPYAN In this episode we talk with Ovanes Akopyan, post-doctoral researcher at the University of...

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November 16, 2020 00:35:55
Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola & Astrology with H Darrel Rutkin

Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola & Astrology with H Darrel Rutkin

In this episode we talk once more with researcher H Darrel Rutkin on one of the most, if not the most, relevant figures of...

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November 13, 2020 00:40:55
Celestial Influence and Astrology in Debate with Maria Sorokina

Celestial Influence and Astrology in Debate with Maria Sorokina

In this episode we talk with researcher Maria Sorokina about her work on the medieval theological debates on astrology. Her PhD, “Les théologiens face...

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November 11, 2020 00:48:06
David Pingree (1933-2005): Transmission & Transformation

David Pingree (1933-2005): Transmission & Transformation

“Each time there is a transmission there is a transformation.” — David Pingree This episode of In Memoriam addresses a monumental figure in the...

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November 04, 2020 01:04:54
Researching the work of Abraham ibn Ezra with Shlomo Sela

Researching the work of Abraham ibn Ezra with Shlomo Sela

In this podcast we have the honour of talking with Professor Shlomo Sela, one of the leading historians of astrology. His research has focused...

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November 02, 2020 00:26:38
Gardens, Agriculture and Cosmology with Ana Duarte Rodrigues

Gardens, Agriculture and Cosmology with Ana Duarte Rodrigues

In this episode we talk with Ana Duarte Rodrigues, director of CIUHCT (Inter-universitary Centre for the History of Sciences and Technology), and teacher in...

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