A SCHEME OF HEAVEN: The History of Astrology and the Search for Our Destiny in Data
A data scientist examines classical texts on astrology to expose its underlying scientific and mathematical framework. Astrology, he argues, was the ancient world's most ambitious applied mathematics problem, sustained by some of history's most brilliant minds, from Ptolemy to al-Kindi to Kepler. Illustrated, some in color.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 319
Publisher: Norton
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780393634846
Item #: 3828212
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