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The Celestial Spheres: Astrology and Cosmology in the Medieval World

Nick Campion, Bernadette Brady and Darrelyn Gunzburg

March 5 - 7 2010
San Diego, California, USA

We will examine medieval cosmology and its beliefs about the moral and physical structure of the universe. We will also explore the uses of astrology (how did astrologer's actually work?), arguments about its legitimacy and the stars' role in salvation from sin.

For more information - www.thecelestialspheres.com

 

The 'Astrologies' Conference

Saturday 25 - Sunday 25 July 2010

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute
16-19 Queen Square,
Bath BA1 2HN,
UK

Astrology is a part of modern culture which arouses powerful feelings from loyal devotion to passionate hostility. This conference will, for the first time, bring together academics to investigate the theory and practice of astrology in the modern world, from roughly 1800 to the present day.

For more information - www.historyofastrology.org.uk/conferences/index.html