Download or read book Marriage and Divorce of Astronomy and Astrology: A History of Astral Prediction from Antiquity to Newton written by Gordon Fisher and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the union of astronomy and astrology, and relations to astral worship, from early Babylonian times, through medieval European times, up to and including the time of Isaac Newton, especially in relation to prediction, and with extensions into more recent times. There is also discussion of related matters in other cultures, such as Chinese, Indian, Native American and African.