The Influence of the Stars by Rosa Baughan

Of all subjects that have at any time engaged the attention of the world, there is none more ancient than astrology. In the East--where it first arose at a period of very remote antiquity--it still holds sway and in every part of the world (especially among the learned) it reigned supreme until the middle of the seventeenth century. That it not only ruled the daily actions of individuals but swayed the councils of princes, is shown by the records of every nation that has a history (and by none m…