This page indexes resources related to the lore of the sky, and celestial objects, at sacred-texts, including Astrology and historical texts on Astronomy. Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos tr. J.M. Ashmand [1833] A key ancient text on the motion of the heavens, and its significance here on earth. One of the cornerstones of Astrology. An Introduction to Astrology by William Lilly, (Zadkiel ed.) [1852] The first modern text on Astrology, updated in the 19th century, and still in use today. The Sand Reckoner of Archimedes translated by Thomas L. Heath [1881] Did Archimedes invent calculus two millenia before Newton and Leibnitz? A pioneering attempt to measure the size of the universe... Moon Lore by Timothy Harley [1885] A compendium of lunar folklore. Solar Biology by Hiram A. Butler [1887] What's YOUR sign? The Hindu Book of Astrology by Bhakti Seva [1902] Actually a western astrology pamphlet from the turn of the 20th century with New Thought background. Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans by Franz Cumont [1912] A study of ancient Astrology and its relation to religion and mythology, by a well-respected academic author. Sun Lore of All Ages by William Tyler Olcott [1914] The mythology and folklore of the sun. The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems by William Thomas Pavitt and Kate Pavitt [1914] The symbolism of gems and their astrological signatures. Harmonies of the World by Johannes Kepler, tr. by Charles Glenn Wallis [1939] Johannes Kepler's 1619 masterwork uniting the Copernican system, musical theory and the Platonic solids. From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe by Alexandre Koyre [1957] The story of how humanity became aware of the true immensity of the universe. Also at this site Planetary Positions Get the current astrological chart, cast one for your birthdate, or for any historical date. The UFO Files Keep looking up... Mars Texts about Mars and its fictional inhabitants. Or are they...