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History of Astrology Timeline - Timeline Help
History of astrology timeline 1 of 5 from 4242 BCE to 668 BCE at Timeline Help.
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| Egyptian calendar in use, marking 12 months of 30 days each for a year of 360 days.
Mesopotamia is the original home of astrology. Ziggurats, built by the Sumerians, are the first astrological observatories in the world. Astrologists keep track of the Sun, the Moon and 5 planets that they can see. What they learn is written in cuneiform on tablets of clay.
Astronomical observations taking place in Mesopotamia, China and Egypt.
Egyptian calendar is revised to 365 days.
Astrologer priests are used by Sargon of Akkad to predict the future.
In Egypt, the Great Pyramid of Khufu is constructed following factors based on astronomy.
Solar and lunar eclipses are recorded by the Akkadians. Sargon creates summaries of these records onto 70 tablets. As his heirs continue to add to this database, it becomes known as the Namman-Bel.
Babylonia replaces Sumeria. Astrologers in Babylon create zodiac signs and device accurate astronomical calculations.
Egypt's Ramses II assigns fixed cardinal points in Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
The priests of Babylon create an ecliptic that they divide into 12 sections of 30 degrees each. These become the zodiac divisions.
Assyria's King Assurbanipal expands the astrological library at Ninevah.
The earliest surviving horoscope was cast in this year.
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| Bibliography of the History of Astrology Timeline Lamb, M (2006). Great Sex. What Your Lover Wants.
Goodman, L (1984). Sun Signs.
Brady, B (1998). Predictive Eagle and Lark.
Sasportas, H (2009). Twelve Houses.
Hazleton, S (2001). Sexscopes. How to Seduce, Stimulate, and Satisfy Any Sign.
Husson, M (2009). LoveScopes. What Astrology Knows about You and the Ones You Love.
Green, D (2009). Evolutionary Pluto and Karmic Mission. |
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